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bash in

bash in verb: to break or dent badly by hitting violently.

Verb

bash in (third-person singular simple present bashes in, present participle bashing in, simple past and past participle bashed in)

  1. (informal, transitive) To break or dent badly by hitting violently.
    • We got home to find that someone had bashed in the door.
  2. (informal, transitive) To injure (someone) with violent blows.
    • Careful, or I'll bash your face in!

Forms of bash in

third-person singular presentbashes in
present participlebashing in
past participlebashed in
pastbashed in

Questions about bash in

What does bash in mean?
Bash in means to break or dent badly by hitting violently.
What part of speech is bash in?
Bash in is a verb.
What is the past tense of bash in?
The past tense of bash in is bashed in.

Words near bash in in the dictionary

  1. Basger
  2. bash
  3. bash about
  4. bash and grab
  5. bash and grabs
  6. bash in
  7. bash into shape
  8. bash one out
  9. bash out
  10. bash someone's face in
  11. bash someone's head

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