bace

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noun

A blow; a drubbing.

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Meanings

bace1

nounbace (plural baces)

plural baces

  1. rareA blow; a drubbing.

bace2

nounbace (plural baces)

plural baces

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of base.
adjectivebace (comparative more bace, superlative most bace)

comparative more bace · superlative most bace

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of base.
verbbace (third-person singular simple present baces, present participle bacing, simple past and past participle baced)

present singular third person baces · participle present bacing · participle past baced · past baced

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of base.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blow

Origin

From dialectal English (compare Old Scots bais, base (“to beat soundly”)), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish bas (“a beating, flogging”), Swedish basa (“to beat, flog”), Danish bask (“a lash, blow”), Danish baske (“to beat, strike, flap”). Cognate with Scots baiss (“to beat, drub”). More at bash, box.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

bace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bace

MLA

“bace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bace. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bace.

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