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bashed about

bashed about is the simple past and past participle of bash about.

Meaning of bash about

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To physically damage something or assault someone.
    • Deafening sounds drive out the words, and the performers leap violently about the stage, often bashing about their instruments and microphones.1987, E. Ann Kaplan, Rocking Around the Clock, page 61

Questions about bashed about

What is bashed about the simple past and past participle of?
Bashed about is the simple past and past participle of bash about.

Words near bashed about in the dictionary

  1. bashaw
  2. bashawism
  3. bashaws
  4. bashawship
  5. bashed
  6. bashed about
  7. bashed and grabbed
  8. bashed in
  9. bashed into shape
  10. bashed one out
  11. bashed out

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