noun · rare

bash

bash · bashes

ремінь, пояс, зона

бич, кнут, плеть

Schlag, Hieb, Peitschenhieb

A forceful blow or impactA forceful blow or impact.

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/bæʃ/

» The robber bashed her head in.

Грабитель разбил ей голову. — shanghainese

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Meaning

3 senses

(informal)A forceful blow or impact.
He got a bash on the head.
a vigorous blow
(informal)A large party; a gala event.
They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.
an uproarious party
(UK, informal)An attempt at doing something.
give something a bash
I'm not sure I'll be any good at this, but let me have a bash.

Examples

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The robber bashed her head in.
ruГрабитель разбил ей голову. — shanghainese
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Tom got his head bashed in.
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Tom bashed his head against the wall.
deTom schlug seinen Kopf gegen die Wand. — freddy1
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Tom bashed Mary's head against the wall.
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Bish bash bosh, we managed it.
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Origin

From Middle English *basshen, *basken, likely from Old Norse *baska (“to strike”), akin to

From Middle English *basshen, *basken, likely from Old Norse *baska (“to strike”), akin to Swedish basa (“to baste, whip, lash, flog”), Danish baske (“to beat, strike, cudgel”), German patschen (“to slap”)

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