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bashes

The correct spelling is bashes.

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noun

IPA: /ˈbæʃɪz/

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The correct spelling is bashes. A large party; gala event. For example: "They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary."

Usage Examples

They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.

He bashed himself against the door.

Don't bash into me with that shopping trolley.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A large party; gala event.
  2. 2.An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists.

verb

  1. 1.To strike heavily.
  2. 2.To collide.
  3. 3.To criticize harshly.
  4. 4.To masturbate.
  5. 5.To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.

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