bash

Clobber with force

Bash means to strike heavily or violently: He bashed his head on the low doorframe.

To bash someone verbally is to criticize harshly: critics bashing the new policy.

A bash is a hard blow or, informally, a lively party: They threw a big bash for her birthday.

To have a bash at something is to attempt it.

In computing, Bash is a command-line shell program.

strike

hit

Successful contact or strike

  • smashBreak violently apart
  • whackForceful striking blow
  • wallopForceful strike or defeat

slam · punch · pummel · pound · batter · thump · clobber · slug · belt · hammer

party

festivity

Celebratory occasion or mood

  • galaFestive formal occasion
  • soireeFormal evening party
  • shindigBoisterous social gathering

hoedown · revelry · fete · jamboree · get-together · celebration · fiesta · reception · banquet · barbecue

attempt

try

Make an effort

  • crackNarrow break or attempt
  • shotQuick liquor serving
  • stabPierce with point

whack · go · effort · attempt

computing

shell

Hard outer covering

Linux · Unix · scripting · command-line · syntax · executable · prompt · automation · chmod · grep

criticize

attack

Aggressive act against another

  • trashDiscarded worthless material
  • slamForceful impact or closure
  • roastDry-heat cooking method

lambaste · denounce · disparage · pan · savage · pillory · skewer · ridicule · mock · deride

Categories
Opposites
physical force

bashtap

Valve controlling liquid flow

pat · caress · stroke · brush · graze

verbal evaluation

bashpraise

Expression of approval

acclaim · laud · commend · compliment · hail

social event type

bashfuneral

Service honoring the dead

soirée · reception · ceremony · gala · wake

Phrases
Family

bashful, bashing, bashed, unabashed, bashfulness, abashed, abash, bashes, basher

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG