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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