bashing

Meaning of bashing

noun
  1. violent physical assault.
    nine incidents of gay-bashing were reported to the police
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. strike hard and violently.
    they bashed him over the head with a blunt object
    the car's rear window had been bashed in
    people were bashing on the doors

mid 17th century (as a verb): imitative, perhaps a blend of bang1 and smash, dash, etc.

Information about bashing

  • The plural form of bashing is: bashings.
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Hyphenation of bashing

bash-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • bashing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

bashing synonyms

Meaning hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement:

strike

Meaning bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully:

hit

Meaning strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip:

beat

Meaning hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement:

thump

Meaning hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object:

slap

Meaning strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment:

smack

Meaning strike repeatedly with hard blows:

batter

Meaning a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg):

pound

Meaning strike repeatedly with the fists:

pummel

Meaning beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip:

thrash

Meaning strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention:

rap

Meaning a meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves:

buffet

Meaning strike or knock at or on something violently with one's hand or with a hammer or other object:

hammer

Meaning strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily:

bang

Meaning strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door:

knock

Meaning strike or hit very hard:

wallop

Meaning fasten with a belt:

belt

Meaning strike forcefully with a sharp blow:

whack

Meaning hit (someone or something) hard:

clout

Meaning fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips:

clip

Meaning hit (someone) hard:

clobber

Meaning dance to pop music:

bop

Meaning strike (someone) roughly or sharply with the fist:

biff

Meaning hit forcefully:

sock

Meaning decorate or adorn brightly or festively:

deck

Meaning hit or try to hit with a swinging blow:

swipe

Words that rhyme with bashing

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