26984 words

bashing

6 definitions • 6 examples
1
strong criticism of a particular type of person or thing:

Examples:

There's been a lot of banker-bashing lately.
2
a physical attack on someone:

Examples:

recent incidents of gay-bashing
3
the act of hitting something hard:

Examples:

All steaks will benefit from a bashing, as this breaks up the muscle fibres that comprise most of the meat.
4
used in nouns meaning the practice of attacking a particular type of person violently:

Examples:

gay/queer-bashing
5
used in nouns meaning strong criticism of a particular type of person or thing:

Examples:

union-bashing
6
strong criticism of a particular type of person or thing:

Examples:

The more things I do to get this union on the right track, the more of a bashing I take.

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