bashed; bashing; bashes
2
: to attack physically or verbally
media bashing
celebrity bashing
basher
noun
bash·er
ˈba-shər
plural -s
: one that bashes
especially, chiefly Australia
: a criminal who beats and robs people
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 (1)
We threw her a birthday bash.
She gave me a bash on the head.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Imagine a young child asking Neo to bash its robotic head against the dining-room table.
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Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
6 July 2026
Those who were spotted entering MSG for the bash included Ed Sheeran, Bradley Cooper, Zoë Kravitz, Jack Antonoff, Gigi Hadid, Dakota Johnson, Ethan Hawke, MGK, Jason Sudeikis, Hugh Grant and Camila Cabello.
—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
4 July 2026
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Verb
Premier League referees, though, are often willing to let the two of them go at it, allowing the equal and opposite forces to bash against each other.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Imagine a young child asking Neo to bash its robotic head against the dining-room table.
—
Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Noun
I'mPhaedra Trethan, still feeling a little hungover (despite having not a drop of liquor) after covering America's big birthday bash this weekend.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
6 July 2026
Those who were spotted entering MSG for the bash included Ed Sheeran, Bradley Cooper, Zoë Kravitz, Jack Antonoff, Gigi Hadid, Dakota Johnson, Ethan Hawke, MGK, Jason Sudeikis, Hugh Grant and Camila Cabello.
—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
4 July 2026
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“Bash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bash. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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