bash in

Destroy by striking

To bash in is to break or crush something by striking it repeatedly with force.

The phrase typically applies to doors, windows, skulls, or other things that can be smashed inward: They bashed in the door with a battering ram.

Someone bashed in the side of my car.

Related

wreck · beat · beat to a pulp · destroy · shatter · pulverize · crush · pound · dent · demolish · strike · hit · crack · sledgehammer · crowbar · brute force · beat up · damage

Opposites
destructive vs. constructive action

bash inrepair

Restore to working order

fix · mend · rebuild · restore · patch up

forceful vs. gentle entry/access

bash inunlock

Open a secured closure

pick the lock · lift off · unscrew · unbolt

Family

bashing, abashing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG