D defs.my
Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Bash

/băsh/ · IPA /bæʃ/
01 v. t. & i. To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
  1. 1.
    To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.[Obs.]
    “His countenance was bold and bashed not.” Spenser.
02 v. t. To strike heavily; to beat; to crush.
imp. & p. p. Bashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bashing
  1. 1.
    To strike heavily; to beat; to crush.[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
    Bash her open with a rock.” — Kipling.
03 n. a forceful blow, especially one that does damage to its target.
  1. 1.
    a forceful blow, especially one that does damage to its target.
  2. 2.
    a elaborate or lively social gathering or party.