Bash vs. Party

Bash vs. Party — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Bash and Party

Bashverb

To strike heavily.

He bashed himself against the door.The thugs kept bashing the cowering victim.

Partynoun

(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.

Bashverb

To collide.

Don't bash into me with that shopping trolley.

Partynoun

A person.

Bashverb

To criticize harshly.

He bashed my ideas.

Partynoun

A person; an individual.

He is a queer party.
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Bashverb

To masturbate.

He said that he bashes daily.

Partynoun

With to: an accessory, someone who takes part.

I can't possibly be a party to that kind of reckless behaviour.

Bashverb

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

Partynoun

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

Bashnoun

A large party; gala event.

They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.

Partynoun

Active player characters organized into a single group.

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Bashnoun

An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists.

Partynoun

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

Bashnoun

a vigorous blow;

the sudden knock floored himhe took a bash right in his facehe got a bang on the head

Partynoun

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.

Bashnoun

an uproarious party

Partynoun

(military) A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose.

The settlers were attacked early next morning by a scouting party.

Bashverb

hit hard

Partynoun

A social gathering.

Partynoun

A gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing.

I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday.

Partynoun

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.

Partynoun

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

Tupperware partylingerie party

Partynoun

(obsolete) A part or division.

Partyverb

(intransitive) To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.

We partied until the early hours.

Partyverb

To take recreational drugs.

Partyverb

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

Partyverb

To form a party (with).

If you want to beat that monster, you should party with a healer.

Partyadjective

Divided; in part.

Partyadjective

(heraldry) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries.

an escutcheon party per pale

Partyadverb

(obsolete) Partly.

Partynoun

an organization to gain political power;

in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level

Partynoun

an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment;

he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day

Partynoun

a band of people associated temporarily in some activity;

they organized a party to search for foodthe company of cooks walked into the kitchen

Partynoun

a group of people gathered together for pleasure;

she joined the party after dinner

Partynoun

a person involved in legal proceedings;

the party of the first part

Partyverb

have or participate in a party;

The students were partying all night before the exam