Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - bash

~1 v informal 1 to hit someone or something hard, in a way that causes pain or damage  (bash sth on/against)  (I bashed my toe against the door.) + into/agains  (Jay bashed into a table in the dark. | bash down/in/up etc (=destroy something by hitting it often))  (Police bashed down the door to get in.) 2 union/government etc bashing BrE strong criticism of unions, the government etc 3 to physically attack a type of person that you do not like  (gay bashing)  (- see also square-bashing, bible basher bible (4)) bash away at sth phr v BrE informal to continue working hard at something  (I've been bashing away at this essay for hours.) bash on sth phr v T + with BrE informal to continue working in order to finish something  (Well, better bash on.) ~2 n 1 informal a hard strong hit  (I gave him a bash on the nose.) 2 informal a party or celebration  (a birthday bash) 3 have a bash BrE spoken to try to do something, especially when you are not sure that you will succeed + a  (Why not have a bash at windsurfing?)