Bash \Bash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bashing}.] [Perh. of imitative origin; or cf. Dan. baske to strike, bask a blow, Sw. basa to beat, bas a beating.] To strike heavily; to beat; to crush. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Hall Caine. [1913 Webster] Bash her open with a rock. --Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]