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Bashed vs Mashed - What's the difference?

bashed | mashed |

As verbs the difference between bashed and mashed

is that bashed is (bash) while mashed is (mash).

As an adjective mashed is

(informal) rather drunk.

bashed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (bash)

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    bash

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), akin to Swedish .

    Verb

    (es)
  • To strike heavily.
  • To collide.
  • To criticize harshly.

    • Noun

    (es)
  • A large party; gala event.
    • They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.
  • An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists.

    • Derived terms

    * bashment

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m). See (abash).

    Verb

  • To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
  • * Spenser
    • His countenance was bold and bashed not.
    (Webster 1913)

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    mashed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mash)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) rather drunk
  • in a pulpy state.

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