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Definition bash in British English

bash verb

verb
/bæʃ/
1

to hit someone or something hard and violently

Example

He was bashed over the head and left unconscious.

Example

The motorbike had bashed into a wall.

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1.1

to cause serious injury or major damage by hitting someone or something

Example

They had to bash the door down to get to the fire.

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2

to publicly criticize someone

Example

It was just another excuse for them to bash social workers.

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Definition bash in British English