English Explanatory Dictionary

bash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To strike heavily; to beat.
  2. To collide; used with into or together.
  3. To criticize harshly.
noun
  1. A forceful blow or impact.
  2. A large party; a gala event.
  3. An attempt at doing something.
verb
  1. To abash (make ashamed)
name
  1. The Free Software Foundation's command interpreter (the "shell") for UNIX-like operating systems.
  2. The scripting language provided with this interpreter.
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Sebastian.

Pronunciation

/bæʃ/ En-au-bash.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Bash.wav

Word forms

bash bashes bashing bashed

Etymology

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”)

Synonyms

lash

Derived words

bashable bash about bashedness bash in bash into shape bash out bash someone's face in bash someone's head bash someone's skull bash the bishop bash together bash up fag-bash gay bash gay-bash note-bash note bash opinion bash queer-bash trans bash trans-bash unbashed bash and grab basher bashfest bashless bashment bashtag bashy beer bash bushbash earbash kitbash megabash on the bash photobash bashism

Translations

Bulgarian: фрасване Bulgarian: юмручен удар Czech: rána Czech: šupa Czech: pecka Dutch: neerslagen Esperanto: Baŝo
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