bash (noun)
1bash´ful|ness — bash|ful «BASH fuhl», adjective. 1. uneasy in the presence of strangers; easily embarrassed; shy: »The little girl was too bashful to greet us. SYNONYM(S): timid, coy, diffident. See syn. under shy. (Cf. ↑shy) 2. of or like that of a bashful… …
2bash´ful|ly — bash|ful «BASH fuhl», adjective. 1. uneasy in the presence of strangers; easily embarrassed; shy: »The little girl was too bashful to greet us. SYNONYM(S): timid, coy, diffident. See syn. under shy. (Cf. ↑shy) 2. of or like that of a bashful… …
3bash|ful — «BASH fuhl», adjective. 1. uneasy in the presence of strangers; easily embarrassed; shy: »The little girl was too bashful to greet us. SYNONYM(S): timid, coy, diffident. See syn. under shy. (Cf. ↑shy) 2. of or like that of a bashful person: »a… …
4bash — 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 …
5bash|i-ba|zouk — bash|i|ba|zouk or bash|i ba|zouk «BASH ee buh ZOOK», noun. Historical. a mercenary soldier belonging to the irregular mounted troops of the Turkish Army, noted for lawlessness and cruelty. ╂[< Turkish basi bozuk one whose headdress is awry] …
6bash|i|ba|zouk — or bash|i ba|zouk «BASH ee buh ZOOK», noun. Historical. a mercenary soldier belonging to the irregular mounted troops of the Turkish Army, noted for lawlessness and cruelty. ╂[< Turkish basi bozuk one whose headdress is awry] …
7bash — Noun. 1. An event, a party. E.g. I m having a bash at a club for my birthday. 2. An attempt. E.g. Try having a bash at the next question if you can t answer the first …
8bash — I UK [bæʃ] / US verb Word forms bash : present tense I/you/we/they bash he/she/it bashes present participle bashing past tense bashed past participle bashed informal 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to hit someone or something hard and violently… …
9bash — /bæʃ / (say bash) verb (t) 1. to strike with a crushing or smashing blow: *And when we had eaten those on the ground we would shake the tree to make new ones fall, and even bash the tree with stones to shake the fruit down –w.e. harney, 1947. 2.… …
10bash — 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… …