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Bash and Ash Definitions

Bash

To strike with a heavy, crushing blow
The thug bashed the hood of the car with a sledgehammer.

Ash

The grayish-white to black powdery residue left when something is burned.

Bash

To beat or assault severely
The police arrested the men who bashed an immigrant in the park.

Ash

(Geology) Pulverized particulate matter ejected by volcanic eruption.

Bash

(Informal) To criticize (another) harshly, accusatorially, and threateningly
"My point is not to bash teachers or healthcare providers" (Richard Weissbourd).
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Ash

The mineral residue of incinerated organic matter, used as an additive in pet foods.

Bash

To engage in harsh, accusatory, threatening criticism.

Ash

Ashes Ruins
The ashes of a lost culture.

Bash

(Informal) A heavy, crushing blow.

Ash

Ashes Bodily remains, especially after cremation or decay.
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Bash

(Slang) A celebration; a party.

Ash

Any of various chiefly deciduous trees of the genus Fraxinus, having opposite, pinnately compound leaves, clusters of small flowers, and one-seeded winged fruits.

Bash

(informal) To strike heavily.
The thugs kept bashing the cowering victim.
If the engine won't start, bash it with this hammer.

Ash

The strong, elastic wood of any of these trees, used for furniture, tool handles, and sporting goods such as baseball bats.

Bash

(informal) To collide; used with into or together.
Don't bash into me with that shopping trolley.
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Ash

(Linguistics) The letter æ in Old English and some modern phonetic alphabets, representing the vowel sound of Modern English ash.

Bash

To criticize harshly.
He bashed my ideas.

Ash

To reduce or convert to ash
Ash a tissue sample for analysis.

Bash

To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.

Ash

(Informal) To drop ashes from a cigar or cigarette
Accidentally ashed on his own sleeve.

Bash

(informal) A forceful blow or impact.
He got a bash on the head.

Ash

The solid remains of a fire.
The audience was more captivated by the growing ash at the end of his cigarette than by his words.
Ash from a fireplace can restore minerals to your garden's soil.
Ashes from the fire floated over the street.
Ash from the fire floated over the street.

Bash

(informal) A large party; a gala event.
They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.

Ash

(chemistry) The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.

Bash

An attempt at doing something.
I'm not sure I'll be any good at this, but let me have a bash.
This was my first bash at macramé, so I'm quite pleased with how it's turned out.
Give something a bash

Ash

Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.

Bash

To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
His countenance was bold and bashed not.

Ash

(in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.
The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet.

Bash

To strike heavily; to beat; to crush.
Bash her open with a rock.

Ash

Mortal remains in general.
Napoleon's ashes are not yet extinguished, and we're breathing in their sparks.

Bash

A forceful blow, especially one that does damage to its target.

Ash

(figuratively) What remains after a catastrophe.

Bash

A elaborate or lively social gathering or party.

Ash

A gray colour, like that of ash.

Bash

A vigorous blow;
The sudden knock floored him
He took a bash right in his face
He got a bang on the head

Ash

A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
The ash trees are dying off due to emerald ash borer.
The woods planted in ash will see a different mix of species.

Bash

An uproarious party

Ash

(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

Bash

Hit hard

Ash

The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.

Ash

(chemistry) To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.

Ash

(intransitive) To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.

Ash

(transitive) To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).

Ash

To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.

Ash

A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (Fraxinus Americana).

Ash

The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.

Ash

Sing. of Ashes.

Ash

To strew or sprinkle with ashes.

Ash

The residue that remains when something is burned

Ash

Any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus

Ash

Strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats

Ash

Convert into ashes

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