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to bash

73 2.9
To hit someone or something very hard
  • verb
  • /bæʃ/
  • NSFW
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  • 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.

  • Get a bed and bash it over your head.

  • Something to bash me on the head with?

  • So if you come at me I'm gonna bash your head in.

  • 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 strike
vsto bash
553 2.4

To hit someone or something with force

is more specific about very strong force rather than any contact
to punch
vsto bash
455 1.4

To hit someone or something quickly with a closed fist

is general for forceful contact, not restricted to a fist
to whack
vsto bash
250 5.5

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

is the broader term for a very forceful contact
to pound
vsto bash
225 1.3

To hit something again and again very hard

is a single forceful action rather than repeated pounding
to hammer
vsto bash
198 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
187 3.5

To hit something many times so it becomes damaged

is used for a single very forceful impact rather than many
to smack
vsto bash
164 3.5

To hit someone or something with an open hand

is the neutral term for a strong blow without hand detail
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 whop
vsto bash
  • Informal
43 7.9

To hit someone or something very hard

is the general word for any very forceful blow
to sock
vsto bash
  • NSFW
39 7.2

To hit someone very hard

is used for forceful contact but not tied to method
to bludgeon
vsto bash
  • NSFW
23 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
19 7.7

To hit someone or something very hard many times

is less about repeated beating and more about one strong blow
to beat to a pulp
vsto bash
  • Offensive
15 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 smite
vsto bash
  • Archaic
13 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
10 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
8 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
8 5.1

To hit someone or something hard with a heavy stick

is the general term for forceful contact without tool detail
to thrash
vsto bash
  • NSFW
7 6.5

Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight

is general for strong force without implying punishment
to bonk
vsto bash
  • Informal
5 7.6

To hit a person or thing lightly, often by accident

is used for intentional, forceful actions rather than playful bumps
to plug
vsto bash
  • NSFW
4 7.7

To hit someone or something with a quick strong blow

is any forceful contact, not only quick blows
to strike hard
vsto bash
3 3.7

Hit someone or something very hard

is similar but can apply to any very forceful contact
to wallop
vsto bash
  • Informal
2 7.3

To hit something or someone very hard

is more neutral and simply denotes a very forceful contact
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 bop
vsto bash
  • Informal
1 6.1

To hit someone quickly in a light, playful way

is more strongly forceful and usually serious rather than playful
to whap
vsto bash
1 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
1 8.6

To hit forcefully with the hand or a flat object

is any strong blow not limited to hand or flat tool
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 baste
vsto bash
  • Offensive
1 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
1 8.6

To hit someone or something very hard and damage it

is a simpler way to describe a powerful single impact
to whammo
vsto bash
  • Informal
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
to whang
vsto bash
  • Informal
9.9

To hit something hard so it makes a loud sound

is used for strong blows whether noisy or not
9.9

To hit someone very hard or to shock someone very much

is the everyday term for one very forceful action

Antonyms

55 3.4

To touch someone or something gently to show love

Phrasal Verbs

to bash in
  • NSFW
13 7.5

Hit something hard so it breaks or opens

to bash out
  • Informal
7.2

To make writing or music quickly without much care

To hit someone's face very hard to hurt them

How Hard

to smash
311 2.1
to pummel
46 6.7
to bash
  • NSFW
73 2.9
to strike
553 2.4
to hit
1.0
to tap
174 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.