bash

informal

  • verb 1 strike hard and violently. 2 (bash out) produce rapidly and carelessly.

  • noun 1 a heavy blow. 2 a party or social event. 3 Brit. an attempt: she’ll have a bash at anything.

  — ORIGIN perhaps a blend of BANG and SMASH.

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