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bash

bash [ bash ]


verb  (past and past participle bashed, present participle bash·ing, 3rd person present singular bash·es)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb strike somebody or something heavily: to strike somebody or something with a heavy blow

2. transitive verb smash something: to smash or strike something violently or damagingly

3. transitive verb dent something: to make a dent in something

4. intransitive verb collide with something: to crash into or collide with something

5. transitive verb criticize somebody or something harshly: to criticize somebody or something harshly and usually publicly



noun  (plural bash·es)
Definition:
 
1. celebration: a party or celebration

2. heavy blow: a heavy blow dealt to somebody or something

3. dent: a dent made in something

[Mid-17th century. Probably an imitation of the sound of hitting]
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