bash

n. 1. a forceful blow, especially one that does damage to its target. [ PJC ]

2. a elaborate or lively social gathering or party. [ PJC ]

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. ]

n. [ See Pasha. ] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Bash. ] 1. Abashed; daunted; dismayed. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Very modest, or modest to excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Diffident; retiring; reserved; shamefaced; sheepish. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a bashful manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being bashful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Bashfulness, Modesty, Diffidence, Shyness. Modesty arises from a low estimate of ourselves; bashfulness is an abashment or agitation of the spirits at coming into contact with others; diffidence is produced by an undue degree of self-distrust; shyness usually arises from an excessive self-consciousness, and a painful impression that every one is looking at us. Modesty of deportment is becoming in all; bashfulness often gives rise to mistakes and blundering; diffidence in society frequently makes a man a burden to himself; shyness usually produces a reserve or distance which is often mistaken for haughtiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Turkish, light-headed, a foolish fellow. ] A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Shameless; unblushing. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]