bash (bæʃ
) informal
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to strike violently or crushingly
- (tr; often foll by in, down, etc) to smash, break, etc, with a crashing blow ⇒
to bash a door down
- (intr) into to crash (into); collide (with) ⇒
to bash into a lamppost
- to dent or be dented ⇒
this tin is bashed
this cover won't bash easily
noun
- a heavy blow, as from a fist
- a dent; indentation
- a party
- See have a bash
See also
bash upWord Origin
C17: of uncertain originSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
party,
do,
social,
at-home,
gathering,
function,
celebration,
reception,
rave,
get-together,
festivity,
knees-up,
beano,
social gathering,
shindig,
soirée,
rave-up,
hooley or hoolie
=
knock,
stroke,
punch,
belt,
bang,
rap,
sock,
smack,
thump,
buffet,
clout,
clump,
whack,
wallop,
slosh,
tonk,
clomp,
Translations
- British English:
bash
A bash is a party or celebration....one of the biggest showbiz bashes of the year.bæʃ NOUN ...one of the biggest showbiz bashes of the year.
- Spanish:
golpe
nm
- French:
fiesta
nf
- German:
Schlag
nm Schläge
- Chinese: 聚会 n
- Arabic: حَفْلَة n
- Portuguese: golpe nm
- Russian: сильный удар nm
- Croatian: udarac nm
- Czech: úder nm
- Danish: fest nutr
- Dutch: dreun nm
- Finnish: isku n
- Greek: συντριπτικό χτύπημα nnt
- Italian: colpo violento nm
- Japanese: 強打 n
- Korean: 강타 n
- Norwegian: voldsomt slag nnt
- Polish: walnięcie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: festa nf
- European Spanish:
porrazo
nm
- Swedish: vrakfest nutr
- Thai: ชนอย่างแรง n
- Turkish: darbe n
- Vietnamese: cú đập mạnh n
- British English:
bash
If you bash someone or something, you hit them hard in a rough way.I bashed him on the head.bæʃ VERB I bashed him on the head.
- Spanish:
golpear
v
- French:
frapper
vt
- German:
schlagen
v
- Chinese: 猛击 v
- Arabic: يَضْرِبُ بِعُنْف v
- Portuguese: bater v
- Russian: избивать v
- Croatian: uznemiravati v
- Czech: praštit v
- Danish: banke v
- Dutch: beuken v
- Finnish: pamauttaa v
- Greek: συντρίβω v
- Italian: colpire con violenza v
- Japanese: 強打する v
- Korean: 강타하다 v
- Norwegian: banke v
- Polish: walnąć v walić
- Brazilian Portuguese: bater v
- European Spanish:
golpear
v
- Swedish: slå v
- Thai: วิจารณ์อย่างรุนแรง v
- Turkish: şiddetle vurmak v
- Vietnamese: đập mạnh v
Usage examples
`I flew Lancasters in the Coastal Command during the last bash.
, Cormorant (1994)The band played'Walk Idiot Walk' at a radio awards bash in Gothenburg (January 23).
NME (New Musical Express) (2004)But more important than compliments and trophies was the annual blowout bash.
Edmonton Sun (2003)Paul is determined to get through the ordeal of his stag bash without doing anything he may regret.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)On Sunday, before going off on seven days ' sick leave, there was another bash in the sergeants ' mess.
, FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)