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to bash

97 2.9

To hit someone or something very hard

verb
/bæʃ/

NSFW

: golpear

During the game, the player bashed the ball against the opponent's goal post.

I can do boom, I can bash it out the park, then I have to stop.

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Examples

Tor gives up and simply bashes through the locked gate.

Fiction book (1994)
I'm gonna bash someone's skull in.

Red One (2024)
Get a bed and bash it over your head.
Something to bash me on the head with?

Hannibal (2001)
So if you come at me I'm gonna bash your head in.

Sinister (2012)
You know, you get an axe or a ram and bash it in.
A rolling pin bashes him on the back of the head.

Fiction book (1998)
This is a threatened invading force that may well bash its way through our fence the way they did the Guatemalan fence.
Adrenaline pumping, Nick bashes a switch and the Pandora screen glows with movie light.

Fiction book (1993)
He took a hammer and bashed the nail into the wall with great force.

Synonyms

to hit

vsto bash

∞ 1.0

To strike someone or something with force

is used when focusing specifically on great force and impact

to punch

vsto bash

570 1.4

To hit someone or something quickly with a closed fist

is general for forceful contact, not restricted to a fist

to strike

vsto bash

508 2.4

To hit someone or something with force

is more specific about very strong force rather than any contact

to pound

vsto bash

231 1.3

To hit something again and again very hard

is a single forceful action rather than repeated pounding

to whack

vsto bash

193 5.5

To hit someone or something hard so it makes a loud sound

is the broader term for a very forceful contact

to smack

vsto bash

183 3.5

To hit someone or something with an open hand

is the neutral term for a strong blow without hand detail

to hammer

vsto bash

151 1.6

To hit something many times to shape or flatten it

is focused on a single strong blow rather than repeated work

to batter

vsto bash

73 3.5

To hit something many times so it becomes damaged

is used for a single very forceful impact rather than many

to pummel

vsto bash

46 6.7

Hit something many times, usually with your fists

is usually a one-off strong blow rather than repeated hits

to bludgeon

vsto bash

NSFW

33 8.8

To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club

focuses on forceful contact generally, not necessarily an object

to clobber

vsto bash

NSFW

32 7.7

To hit someone or something very hard many times

is less about repeated beating and more about one strong blow

to sock

vsto bash

NSFW

29 7.2

To hit someone very hard

is used for forceful contact but not tied to method

to smite

vsto bash

Archaic

26 9.8

Hit a person or thing with a heavy blow

is a common way to say any very forceful contact

to slug

vsto bash

Informal

25 4.6

To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist

is the broader word for a very forceful hit

to rap

vsto bash

23 3.7

To hit something quickly to make a short sharp sound

is stronger in force and not limited to a quick tap

to club

vsto bash

20 5.1

To hit someone or something hard with a heavy stick

is the general term for forceful contact without tool detail

to beat to a pulp

vsto bash

Offensive

17 7.6

Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly

is the shorter word for a strong blow, not prolonged harm

to thrash

vsto bash

NSFW

13 6.5

Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight

is general for strong force without implying punishment

to bop

vsto bash

Informal

11 6.1

To hit someone quickly in a light, playful way

is more strongly forceful and usually serious rather than playful

to strike hard

vsto bash

10 3.7

Hit someone or something very hard

is similar but can apply to any very forceful contact

to bonk

vsto bash

Informal

8 7.6

To hit a person or thing lightly, often by accident

is used for intentional, forceful actions rather than playful bumps

to wallop

vsto bash

Informal

6 7.3

To hit something or someone very hard

is more neutral and simply denotes a very forceful contact

to plug

vsto bash

NSFW

5 7.7

To hit someone or something with a quick strong blow

is any forceful contact, not only quick blows

to whop

vsto bash

Informal

4 7.9

To hit someone or something very hard

is the general word for any very forceful blow

to whap

vsto bash

3 8.1

To hit something or someone hard and make a loud sound

is similar in force but not focused on sound

to whomp

vsto bash

Informal

2 8.6

To hit forcefully with the hand or a flat object

is any strong blow not limited to hand or flat tool

to baste

vsto bash

Offensive

2 9.5

To hit someone repeatedly and very hard

is a more neutral term for a strong single contact

to beat the daylights out of

vsto bash

Offensive

2 8.6

To hit someone or something very hard and damage it

is a simpler way to describe a powerful single impact

to sledgehammer

vsto bash

1 7.2

To hit something very hard with a large heavy tool with a long handle

is not tool specific and covers strong blows generally

to clout

vsto bash

Informal

1 7.4

To hit someone or something hard with the fist

is more general and not tied to a fist

to swack

vsto bash

Archaic

1 9.9

To hit someone or something hard

is the general term for heavy force without extra nuance

to whang

vsto bash

Informal

1 9.9

To hit something hard so it makes a loud sound

is used for strong blows whether noisy or not

to knock the living daylights out of

vsto bash

Offensive

1 9.9

To hit someone very hard or to shock someone very much

is the everyday term for one very forceful action

to whammo

vsto bash

Informal

1 9.9

To hit something suddenly with great force

is any strong forceful action without the sudden drama

to give a whap

vsto bash

Informal

8.8

To hit something quickly with a short, sharp blow

is the broader label for a strong, forceful contact

Antonyms

to caress

52 3.4

To touch someone or something gently to show love

Phrasal Verbs

to bash in

NSFW

34 7.5

Hit something hard so it breaks or opens

to bash someone's face in

NSFW

2 9.9

To hit someone's face very hard to hurt them

to bash out

Informal

1 7.2

To make writing or music quickly without much care

How Hard

to smash

278 2.1

to pummel

46 6.7

to bash

NSFW

97 2.9

to strike

508 2.4

to hit

∞ 1.0

to tap

98 1.0

Surface Forms

bash infinitive

bashed past

bashed past participle

bashing present participle

bashes third person singular

Etymology

Bash meaning 'to hit hard' likely began as a simple word for a strong, noisy strike, much like the idea behind the word smash. That's why we say someone 'bashed' the table when they hit it very hard.