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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2017
bash /bæʃ/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to strike with a blow;
    smash: [~ + object]bashed her head against the shelf.[no object]The car bashed into a tree.

n. [countable]
  1. a blow:a bash on the nose.
  2. Informal Termsa lively party.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2017
bash  (bash),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
  2. Canada, British Terms[Chiefly Brit., Canadian.]to hurl harsh verbal abuse at.

n. 
  1. a crushing blow.
  2. Informal Termsa thoroughly enjoyable, lively party.
  3. British Terms, Idiomshave a bash (at), to attempt;
    make an attempt.
  4. British Terms, Idiomson the bash, working as a prostitute.
bash′er, n. 
  • perh. alteration of pash1 1635–45


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

bash /bæʃ/ informal vb
  1. (transitive) to strike violently or crushingly
  2. (tr; often followed by in, down, etc) to smash, break, etc, with a crashing blow
  3. (intransitive) followed by into: to crash (into); collide (with): to bash into a lamppost
  4. to dent or be dented
 n
  1. a heavy blow, as from a fist
  2. a party
  3. have a bash ⇒ informal to make an attempt
Etymology: 17th Century: of uncertain origin



'bash' also found in these entries:
bang - bashful - bashing - bush-bash - spinebash
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