bash in

verb

To break or dent badly by hitting violently.

“Careful, or I'll bash your face in!”

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Meanings

verbbash in (third-person singular simple present bashes in, present participle bashing in, simple past and past participle bashed in)

present singular third person bashes in · participle present bashing in · participle past bashed in · past bashed in

  1. informaltransitiveTo break or dent badly by hitting violently.

    We got home to find that someone had bashed in the door.

  2. informaltransitiveTo injure (someone) with violent blows.

    Careful, or I'll bash your face in!

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APA

bash in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bash%20in

MLA

“bash in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bash%20in. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bash in,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bash%20in.

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