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bash

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

bash / bash/ • v. [tr.] inf. strike hard and violently: bash a mosquito with a newspaper. ∎ fig. criticize severely: a remark bashing the Belgian brewing industry. • n. inf. 1. a heavy blow: a bash on the head. 2. inf. a party or social event: a birthday bash.

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bash

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

bash strike heavily. XVII. ult. imit., perh. a blend of bang and dash, smash, etc.

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T. F. HOAD. "bash." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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bash

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

bash •abash, ash, Ashe, bash, brash, cache, calash, cash, clash, crash, dash, encash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, Nash, panache, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, soutache, splash, stash, thrash, trash •earbash • kurbash • calabash •slapdash • pebbledash • balderdash •spatterdash • backlash • backslash •whiplash • eyelash • goulash •newsflash • thunderflash • mishmash •gatecrash • Midrash • potash •succotash

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	Bash Campaign. Magazine article from: Flying Safety; 6/1/2008
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