bash into shape

verb

Of an item, to fix or build it; often in a rough and ready fashion.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person bashes into shape · participle present bashing into shape · participle past bashed into shape · past bashed into shape

  1. idiomaticinformaltransitiveOf an item, to fix or build it; often in a rough and ready fashion.
  2. derogatoryhumorousidiomaticinformalmildlyoftentransitiveOf a person, to train them; often in a strict fashion that covers the essentials.
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APA

bash into shape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bash%20into%20shape

MLA

“bash into shape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bash%20into%20shape. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bash into shape,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bash%20into%20shape.

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