to bashing
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3.2
- verb
- /ˈbæʃɪŋ/
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- The river is wild with the loud underwater clunks of rocks bashing against one another.
Jackson really liked the whisk and just let them bash and like bang on the pots and pans.
- Jackson really liked the whisk and just let them bash and like bang on the pots and pans.
- And when she said no in that exchange at the side the road, he let her go and then followed her out of the car and bashed her on the head.
- Kind of friggin person bashes in their friend's knee.
Examples
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The angry crowd began to bash the car with rocks and sticks.
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Or you might try bashing the edge with your rifle, Jerry, instead of the middle.
Fiction book (2001) -
Suddenly it's very quiet, and it's like one of those things: a hammer bashing you over the head.
Fiction book (1990) -
The government does a wonderful job of bashing the banks in Canada, saying the banks should be financing these companies.
Academic text (1999) -
Instinctively, she rips the top freezer door open, bashing the figure in the face, sending him backwards, reeling.
Fiction book (1996) -
The boxer was bashing his opponent with a series of powerful punches.
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The construction workers were bashing the old wall to remove it quickly.
Synonyms
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1.0
To strike someone or something with force
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1.0
Hit quickly with the flat part of the hand
271
4.1
To attack someone by hitting them again and again to hurt them
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1.3
To hit something again and again very hard
187
3.5
To hit something many times so it becomes damaged
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3.5
To hit someone or something with an open hand
126
4.7
To attack someone physically or try to hurt them
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2.9
To hit someone or something very hard
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9.9
To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them
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6.7
Hit something many times, usually with your fists
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7.9
To hit someone or something very hard
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3.4
To hit something hard so it makes a dull sound
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8.8
To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club
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7.7
To hit someone or something very hard many times
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7.6
Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly
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7.5
Hit something hard so it breaks or opens
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4.6
To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist
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7.6
Damage something badly, often by hitting or dropping it
7
6.5
Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight
4
6.1
To hit someone or something hard with your head
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3.7
Hit someone or something very hard
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7.3
To hit something or someone very hard
1
9.4
To work very hard or to threaten to hit someone
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6.1
To hit someone quickly in a light, playful way
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8.6
To hit someone or something very hard and damage it
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9.8
Hit someone in the face very hard to hurt them
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9.5
To hit someone repeatedly and very hard
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9.0
To hit someone or something hard, often by accident
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6.3
To hit something hard so it moves or gets damaged
Hit someone many times so they become badly hurt
To hit someone very hard or to shock someone very much
To hit someone's face very hard to hurt them
Hit a person's head very hard and cause serious injury
Criticize or attack someone strongly
To hit someone many times with a stick
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
Violent acts against LGBTQ+ people because of their sexuality or gender identity
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
To bash means 'to hit' or 'smash' something hard, and bashing describes doing that action repeatedly, which is why we say someone is 'bashing' a door or an object when they strike it many times.