bash
bash
/bæʃ/
(informal)
bash somebody/something + adv./prep. He stood up, bashing his head on the ceiling.
The lifeboats are constantly bashed about by rocks and floating debris.
bash into somebody/something I braked too late and bashed into the car in front.
She bashed him so hard she broke his nose.
He bashed the burglar over the head with a lamp.
Someone bashed him on the nose.
He had been attacked and bashed about a bit.
I bashed my knee on the corner of the table.
The boy bashed the kid's head against the wall and then ran off.
Collocations
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phrases
bash somebody about
bash somebody up
2 transitive bash somebody/something to criticize somebody/something strongly Bashing politicians is normal practice in the press.
a liberal-bashing administration
Word Origin
mid 17th cent. (as a verb): imitative, perhaps a blend of bang and smash, dash, etc.
Phrasal Verbs