bash
verb (used with object)
to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
bashed
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past participleof bash.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bash.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bashverb (used with object)to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
Example Sentences
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The retired lobbyist has supported the mockingbird—and bashed the scrub jay—for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Goodburn was diagnosed with lobular breast cancer two years ago, after her pet bashed into her chest.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Not bad for something he quickly bashed out in bulletin format without much forethought, in response to a post a former colleague had written.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a driving force in the bipartisan push to release the files, bashed the DOJ in a social media post on Monday.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2025
He began to say, 'He was trying to catch a fish with his hands, and he slipped, he just fell in and bashed his head, that’s all.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
