bash

bash
1 verb (I, T) informal
1 to hit someone or something hard, in a way that causes pain or damage: bash sth on/against: I bashed my toe against the door.
(+ into/against): Jay bashed into a table in the dark. | bash down/in/up etc (=destroy something by hitting it often): Police bashed down the door to get in.
2 union/government etc bashing BrE strong criticism of unions, the government etc
3 to physically attack a type of person that you do not like: gay bashing
-see also: square-bashing, bible basher bible (4) bash away at sth phrasal verb (T) BrE informal to continue working hard at something: I've been bashing away at this essay for hours. bash on sth phrasal verb (intransitive, transitive + with) BrE informal to continue working in order to finish something: Well, better bash on. 2 noun (C)
1 informal a hard strong hit: I gave him a bash on the nose.
2 informal a party or celebration: a birthday bash
3 have a bash BrE spoken to try to do something, especially when you are not sure that you will succeed
(+ at): Why not have a bash at windsurfing?

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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