WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026bash /bæʃ/USA pronunciation
v.
- to strike with a blow;
smash: [~ + object]bashed her head against the shelf.[no object]The car bashed into a tree.
n. [countable]
- a blow:a bash on the nose.
- Informal Termsa lively party.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026bash
(bash),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
- Canada, British Terms[Chiefly Brit., Canadian.]to hurl harsh verbal abuse at.
n.
- a crushing blow.
- Informal Termsa thoroughly enjoyable, lively party.
- British Terms, Idioms have a bash (at), to attempt;
make an attempt.
- British Terms, Idioms on the bash, working as a prostitute.
- perh. alteration of pash1 1635–45
bash′er, n.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bash /bæʃ/ informal vb - (transitive) to strike violently or crushingly
- (transitive; often followed by in, down, etc) to smash, break, etc, with a crashing blow
- (intransitive) followed by into: to crash (into); collide (with): to bash into a lamppost
- to dent or be dented
n - a heavy blow, as from a fist
- a party
- have a bash ⇒ informal to make an attempt
Etymology: 17th Century: of uncertain origin
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