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bash definition

bash (bas̸h)

transitive verb

  1. to strike with a violent blow; smash (in)
  2. to attack or abuse, as with blows or with words

Etymology: echoic; akin to or < ? ON *basca, to strike

noun

  1. Informal a violent blow
  2. ☆ Slang a gala event or party
bash Idioms

have a bash at

Slang to make an attempt at

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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