Bash vs. Ash: What's the Difference?
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
