bashed; bashing; bashes
2
: to attack physically or verbally
media bashing
celebrity bashing
basher
noun
Examples of bash in a Sentence
Verb
I bashed my arm against the door.
Someone bashed him over the head with a chair.
They tried to bash the door open.
Noun
We threw her a birthday bash.
She gave me a bash on the head.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
The annual Dakar Rally may be best known for the sandstorming, badlands-bashing trucks, buggies and motorcycles that compete within its map boundaries, but the event has also inspired some radical on- and off-road support rigs and RVs.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Lily Allen got into the holiday spirit on Friday night, hosting a festive bash at London’s Stringfellows strip club.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Verb
After the man shoots Henry in the hand, Henry bashes his skull in out of fear for his life.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
The annual Dakar Rally may be best known for the sandstorming, badlands-bashing trucks, buggies and motorcycles that compete within its map boundaries, but the event has also inspired some radical on- and off-road support rigs and RVs.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
Noun
The celebratory bash on New Year’s Eve 1925 was an all-out splash, veritable who’s who of the era on the guest list; invitation Laughner sent invitations to his elite friends, including the Rockefellers, Carnegies, Mellons, Fleischmanns, and Pillsburys.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Lily Allen got into the holiday spirit on Friday night, hosting a festive bash at London’s Stringfellows strip club.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Bash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bash. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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