bash

B2 · Upper Intermediate Informal

v. to criticize someone or something in a very strong or unfair way.

v. to criticize harshly or attack verbally, often in a public or repetitive manner.

“The newspapers started to bash the government for the new tax laws.”

“Political commentators spent the evening bashing the candidate's performance, focusing entirely on his minor verbal slips rather than his policy proposals.”

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Informal

n. a large, exciting party or celebration.

n. a large social event or celebratory party.

“They are throwing a big bash for his fiftieth birthday next week.”

“The charity hosted a star-studded bash at the hotel to raise funds for the new children's wing of the hospital.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun British English · Informal

n. an attempt at doing something, especially if you are not sure you will succeed.

n. an attempt or try at a particular task or activity.

“I have never played golf before, but I will have a bash at it.”

“Even though she lacked formal training in coding, she decided to have a bash at building her own website over the weekend.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Computing Technical

n. a common computer program used to give commands to a computer, especially on Linux.

n. a widely used Unix shell and command language, serving as the default shell for many Linux distributions.

“You can write a simple bash script to automate your daily backups.”

“The system administrator updated the bash profile to include several new environment variables for the development team.”