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bash
What does bash mean?
bash (noun): a vigorous blow.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce bash?
/bæʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bash come from?
From Middle English *basshen, *basken, likely from Old Norse *baska (“to strike”), akin to Swedish basa (“to baste, whip, lash, flog”), Danish baske (“to beat, strike, cudgel”), German patschen (“to slap”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of bash?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “bash”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “bash” mean?
moral soundness
Not quite: that's what integrity means.
a vigorous blow
Right! That's what “bash” means.
degree or amount
Not quite: that's what level means.
a playful antic
Not quite: that's what frolic means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “bash”?
city
Not quite: city means something else.
bang
Right!
name
Not quite: name means something else.
team
Not quite: team means something else.
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