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PASH
Etymology 1
Verb
pash (third-person singular simple present pashes, present participle pashing, simple past and past participle pashed)
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To snog, to make out, to kiss.
Noun
pash (plural pashes)
(Australia, New Zealand) A passionate kiss.
A romantic infatuation; a crush.
The object of a romantic infatuation; a crush.
Any obsession or passion.
Synonyms
• (kiss): snog (UK)
Etymology 2
Scots word for the pate, or head.
Noun
pash (plural pashes)
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A crushing blow.
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A heavy fall of rain or snow.
(obsolete) The head.
Etymology 3
Verb
pash (third-person singular simple present pashes, present participle pashing, simple past and past participle pashed)
(dialect) To throw (or be thrown) and break.
To strike; to crush; to smash; to dash into pieces.
Anagrams
• HSAP, HSPA, PAHs, PHAs, SAHP, Shap, haps, hasp, pahs, psha
Source: Wiktionary
Pash, v. t. Etym: [Prob. of imitative origin, or possibly akin to box to fight with the fists.]
Definition: To strike; to crush; to smash; to dash in pieces. [Obs.] P. Plowman. "I'll pash him o'er the face." Shak.
Pash, n. Etym: [Scot., the pate. Cf. Pash, v. t.]
1. The head; the poll. [R.] "A rough pash." Shak.
2. A crushing blow. [Obs.]
3. A heavy fall of rain or snow. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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