bash around

/bæʃ əˈraʊnd/

Definition

Definition of bash around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

treatmenttreat someone or something roughly or carelessly

He bashed around the equipment without any concern.

abuse

manhandle

mistreat

physicalhit something repeatedly in a rough manner

The children bashed the old piñata around until it broke.

batter

pound

pummel

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Expressions with bash

bash about

damage something by hitting it repeatedly

The kids bashed about the old car in the yard.

bash in

damage by hitting hard

The vandals bashed in the car windows.

bash on

continue doing something despite difficulties

Even when tired, she decided to bash on.

bash on regardless

continue doing something despite difficulties

Even with the rain, they decided to bash on regardless.

bash out

write or type quickly without much thought

She bashed out the report in an hour.

bash together

make or put together quickly without much care

They bashed together a meal from leftovers.

Examples of bash around in a sentence

He bashed around the old car, causing more damage.
They bashed around the old car in frustration.
The storm caused branches to bash around the windows.

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French:malmener, frapper violemment, ...
German:grob behandeln, herumprügeln, ...
Italian:maltrattare, malmenare, ...
Spanish:maltratar, aporrear, ...
Portuguese:tratar de forma descuidada, martelar, ...
Chinese:粗暴对待, 猛砸, ...
Japanese:乱暴に扱う, めった打ちにする, ...
Arabic:عامَلَ بخشونة, ضَرَبَ بِعُنف, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְיַחֵס בְּגַסּוּת, לַחְבּוֹט, ...
Russian:грубо обращаться, колотить, ...
Ukrainian:грубо поводитися, гатити, ...
Hindi:लापरवाही से बरतना, धड़ाधड़ मारना, ...
Bengali:রুক্ষভাবে ব্যবহার করা, এলোপাতাড়ি পেটানো, ...
Catalan:maltractar, atupir, ...
Czech:zacházet hrubě s, mlátit do něčeho, ...
Danish:behandle groft, banke løs på, ...
Dutch:ruw behandelen, erop rammen, ...
Greek:χειρίζομαι απρόσεκτα, κοπανάω, ...
Hungarian:durván bánni, csépelni, ...
Khmer:ប្រព្រឹត្តយ៉ាងគ្រោតគ្រាតចំពោះ, វាយគគ្រើមទៅមក, ...
Korean:거칠게 다루다, 마구 두드리다, ...
Persian:با خشونت و بی‌ملاحظه رفتار کردن, محکم و پی‌درپی کوبیدن, ...
Polish:obchodzić się, tłuc, ...
Portuguese (BR):tratar de forma rude, golpear, ...
Romanian:a trânti, a izbi, ...
Swedish:slänga runt, slå omkring, ...
Thai:ปฏิบัติอย่างไม่ระมัดระวัง, กระหน่ำตี, ...
Turkish:kaba davranmak, pataklamak, ...
Vietnamese:xử lý cẩu thả, đập liên tục, ...

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