bash up

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury; to beat up.

informal, transitive

Equivalents

Españolgolpear

Françaiscogner

Deutschverdreschen verhauen Verprügeln

3 more languages

Suomiantaa selkään antaa turpaan harjata

日本語ぶちのめす乱打する強打強打する

Русскийдуба́сить избивать избитьколоти́ть отдуба́сить поколотить

Examples

“He shouted at us, so we bashed him up.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

bashed bashed about bashed and grabbed bashed in bashed into shape bashed one out

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