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Bash and Party Definitions

Bash

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

Party

A social gathering especially for pleasure or amusement
A birthday party.

Bash

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

Party

A group of people who have gathered to participate in an activity
A search party.

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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Party

A group of soldiers selected for a duty or mission
A raiding party.

Bash

To engage in harsh, accusatory, threatening criticism.

Party

An established political group organized to promote and support its principles and candidates for public office.

Bash

(Informal) A heavy, crushing blow.

Party

A person or group involved in an enterprise; a participant or accessory
I refuse to be a party to your silly scheme.
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Bash

(Slang) A celebration; a party.

Party

(Law) A person or entity that participates in a transaction, makes a contract, or is involved in a lawsuit as a litigant.

Bash

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

Party

A subscriber to a telephone party line.

Bash

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

A person using a telephone.

Bash

To criticize harshly.
He bashed my ideas.

Party

A person
"And though Grainger was a spry old party, such steps couldn't be his" (Anthony Hyde).

Bash

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

Party

Of, relating to, or participating in an established political organization
Party members.
Party politics.

Bash

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

Party

Suitable for use at a social gathering
Party dresses.
A party hat.

Bash

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

Party

Characteristic of a pleasurable social gathering
A party atmosphere.

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

Party

To celebrate or carouse at a party or similar gathering
That night we partied until dawn.

Bash

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

Party

(legal) A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee.

Bash

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

Party

A person.

Bash

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

Party

A person; an individual.
He is a queer party.

Bash

A elaborate or lively social gathering or party.

Party

With to: an accessory, someone who takes part.
I can't possibly be a party to that kind of reckless behaviour.

Bash

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

Party

A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.

Bash

An uproarious party

Party

Active player characters organized into a single group.

Bash

Hit hard

Party

(video games) A group of characters controlled by the player.

Party

(politics) A political group considered as a formal whole, united under one specific political platform of issues and campaigning to take part in government.
The green party took 12% of the vote.

Party

(military) A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose.
The settlers were attacked early next morning by a scouting party.

Party

A group of persons collected or gathered together for some particular purpose.

Party

A gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing.
I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday.

Party

A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity.
We're expecting a large party from the London office.
Do you have a table available for a party of four?

Party

A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
Tupperware party
Lingerie party

Party

A small group of birds or mammals.

Party

(obsolete) A part or division.

Party

(intransitive) To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
We partied until the early hours.

Party

To take recreational drugs.

Party

(intransitive) To engage in flings, to have one-night stands, to sow one's wild oats.

Party

To form a party (with).
If you want to beat that monster, you should party with a healer.

Party

Of a fence or wall: shared by two properties and serving to divide them.

Party

Divided; in part.

Party

(heraldry) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries.
An escutcheon party per pale

Party

A part or portion.

Party

A number of persons united in opinion or action, as distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people is divided on questions of public policy.
Win the noble Brutus to our party.
The peace both parties want is like to last.

Party

A part of a larger body of company; a detachment;

Party

A number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a select company; as, a dinner party; also, the entertainment itself; as, to give a party.

Party

One concerned or interested in an affair; one who takes part with others; a participator; as, he was a party to the plot; a party to the contract.

Party

The plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant.
The cause of both parties shall come before the judges.

Party

Hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed or antagonistic to another.
If the jury found that the party slain was of English race, it had been adjudged felony.

Party

Cause; side; interest.
Have you nothing saidUpon this Party 'gainst the Duke of Albany?

Party

A person; as, he is a queer party.

Party

Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale.

Party

Partial; favoring one party; partisan.
I will be true judge, and not party.

Party

Partly.

Party

An organization to gain political power;
In 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level

Party

An occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment;
He planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day

Party

A band of people associated temporarily in some activity;
They organized a party to search for food
The company of cooks walked into the kitchen

Party

A group of people gathered together for pleasure;
She joined the party after dinner

Party

A person involved in legal proceedings;
The party of the first part

Party

Have or participate in a party;
The students were partying all night before the exam

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