bash

(băsh)

v., bashed, bash·ing, bash·es.

v.tr.

1. To strike with a heavy, crushing blow: The thug bashed the hood of the car with a sledgehammer.
2. To beat or assault severely: The police arrested the men who bashed an immigrant in the park.
3. Informal. To criticize (another) harshly, accusatorially, and threateningly: "He bashed the . . . government unmercifully over the . . . spy affair" (Lally Weymouth).

v.intr. Informal
To engage in harsh, accusatory, threatening criticism.

n.

1. Informal. A heavy, crushing blow.
2. Slang. A celebration; a party.

[Origin unknown.]

basher bash'er n.

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verb

To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal biff, bop, clip, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

noun

1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal biff, bop, clip, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
2. A big, exuberant party: celebration, shindig, shindy. Slang blast, blowout. See group, restraint/unrestraint, work/play.
3. A large or important social gathering: affair, celebration, festivity, fete, function, gala, occasion, party, soiree. Informal do. See group, work/play.

1. mod. crushed; struck.  Give me that bashed one, and I'll straighten it out.
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated.  All four of them went out and got bashed.

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noun
noun, Brit, orig services'

A person with the stated duties, occupation, etc. (1942 —) .
Gen One of the cookhouse bashers that came off at five (1945). Cf. bible-basher noun.

[From the notion of using, repairing, etc. a particular implement in a robust or careless way.]

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - slå, baske løs på
v. intr. - støde ind i, løbe ind i
n. - hårdt slag

idioms:

• bash in    smadre, slå ind
• bash out    smadre, slå vildt på
• bash someone's brains in    smadre nogens hovede, slå nogens hovede i smadder
• bash up    tæve, slå på tæven

Nederlands (Dutch)
stoten, botsen, slaan, opvullen, stoot, fuif, poging

Français (French)
v. tr. - frapper, cogner, (lit, fig) se cogner
v. intr. - continuer avec (qch), cogner
n. - coup, coup de poing, bosse, surboum (fam)

idioms:

• bash in    enfoncer, cabosser, défoncer
• bash on    continuer avec (qch)
• bash out    produire vite, pas cher et en quantités
• bash someone's brains in    défoncer le crâne de qn, rudoyer qn
• bash something out    expédier qch, jouer (un air)
• bash up    cabosser, bousiller (une voiture) (fam), (GB) tabasser
• have a bash    vas-y, essaie toujours (excl)

Deutsch (German)
v. - stoßen, schlagen
n. - Schlag, Versuch, Party

idioms:

• bash in    einschlagen
• bash on    trotz Schwierigkeiten weitermachen
• bash out    auswerfen, massenweise produzieren
• bash someone's brains in    jemandem den Schädel einschlagen
• bash something out    etwas sehr schnell produzieren
• bash up    zusammenschlagen, verbeulen
• have a bash    etw. [mal] probieren od. versuchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κοπανάω, χτυπώ δυνατά, στηλιτεύω
n. - δυνατό χτύπημα, τρικούβερτο γλέντι, ξεφάντωμα, προσπάθεια, (καθομ.) πρόχειρο κατάλυμα

idioms:

• bash in    στραπατσάρω, κάνω βαθούλωμα, ρίχνω με σπρωξιές
• bash out    ξεπετώ, κοπανώ
• bash someone's brains in    σαπίζω κάποιον στο ξύλο
• bash up    τσακίζω, συντρίβω

Italiano (Italian)
urtare, pestare

idioms:

• bash in    sfondare
• bash out    distruggere
• bash up    picchiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - surrar, envergonhar
n. - pancada (f)

idioms:

• bash in    bater causando ferimentos sérios
• bash out    tentar resolver um problema sem realmente saber como
• bash up    arrebentar (Aut.), espancar violentamente (Brit.)

Русский (Russian)
ударить, врезать

idioms:

• bash in    врезаться
• bash out    сбацать
• bash up    отлупить, помять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - asestar un golpe, dar un golpe, golpear, estrellar
v. intr. - darse un golpe, golpearse, estrellarse
n. - golpe aplastante

idioms:

• bash in    romper con un golpe
• bash on    propinar un golpe
• bash out    producción masiva o sin cuidar los detalles
• bash someone's brains in    dar un golpe fuerte en la cabeza
• bash something out    producción masiva o sin cuidar los detalles
• bash up    dar un golpe
• have a bash    intentar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå, drämma (till), klå upp
n. - våldsamt slag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
痛击, 猛攻, 猛地撞毁, 当妓女, 怒殴, 猛击

idioms:

• bash in    打坏
• bash out    打破
• bash someone's brains in    打死某人
• bash up    打破, 弄碎

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 痛擊, 猛攻
v. intr. - 猛地撞毀, 當妓女
n. - 怒毆, 猛擊

idioms:

• bash in    打壞
• bash out    打破
• bash someone's brains in    打死某人
• bash up    打破, 弄碎

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 세게 때리다
v. intr. - 충돌하다, 매춘하다
n. - 강타, 매우 즐거운 파티, 시도

idioms:

• bash in    심한 손상을 줄 정도로 세게 때리다
• bash out    생각이나 고려 없이 많은 양을 빨리 만들다
• bash up    폭력적으로 공격하여 해를 입히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 強く打つ, 打ち壊す
n. - 強打

idioms:

• bash in    叩いてへこます, 強打して傷付ける
• bash out    ぶちのめす
• bash someone's brains in    頭をひどくなぐる
• bash up    ぶちのめす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ضرب, لكم (الاسم) ضربه, لكمه, حفله صاخبه, محاوله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חבטה, מהלומה, חבט, הכה, הלם, הזיק, ביקר לחומרה‬
v. intr. - ‮חבט, הכה, הלם, התנגש עם‬
n. - ‮חבטה, מהלומה‬

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