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BASH
knock, bash, bang, smash, belt
(noun) a vigorous blow; “the sudden knock floored him”; “he took a bash right in his face”; “he got a bang on the head”
bash, do, brawl
(noun) an uproarious party
sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash
(verb) hit hard
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
bash (third-person singular simple present bashes, present participle bashing, simple past and past participle bashed)
To strike heavily.
To collide.
To criticize harshly.
(British, slang) To masturbate.
Noun
bash (plural bashes)
A large party; gala event.
An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists.
Etymology 2
Verb
bash (third-person singular simple present bashes, present participle bashing, simple past and past participle bashed)
(obsolete, transitive) To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
Anagrams
• AHBs, Bahs, HABs, HBAs, Habs, bahs, habs, shab
Etymology
Proper noun
Bash
(computing) the Free Software Foundation's command interpreter (the "shell") for UNIX-like operating system.
(computer languages) Scripting language provided with this interpreter.
Shortening of Sebastian
Anagrams
• AHBs, Bahs, HABs, HBAs, Habs, bahs, habs, shab
Source: Wiktionary
Bash, v. t. & i. Etym: [OE. baschen, baissen. See Abash.]
Definition: To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance. [Obs.] His countenance was bold and bashed not. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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