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Noun

A party or social event

A heavy blow

An attempt

Dent

A short period of enjoyment or wild behavior

Disturbance or party

To strike hard and violently

To make forceful contact with something

To strike or hit repeatedly

To publicly criticize or castigate harshly

Make a space; push in slightly

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A party or social event

reveling^US

revelling^UK

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Noun

A heavy blow

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

clangour^UK

clangor^US

pummelling^UK

pummeled^US

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“The oaf wouldn't know the difference between a crotchet, a quaver, and a bash in the chops with a bassoon.”

Noun

An attempt

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

labor^US

labour^UK

research and development

window of opportunity

enquiry^UK

inquiry^US

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“He's prepared to have a bash at discussing it intelligently.”

Noun

Dent

Noun

A short period of enjoyment or wild behavior

unrestrained behavior

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Noun

Disturbance or party

furore^UK

furor^US

alarums and excursions

clamour^UK

clamor^US

clangour^UK

clangor^US

draft^US

draught^UK

all hell breaking loose

all hell broken loose

much ado about nothing

fervour^UK

fervor^US

mountain out of a molehill

boiling point

tempest in a tea-kettle

clamouring^UK

running a temperature

clamoring^US

chorus of disapproval

exhibition of oneself

display of emotion

carrying-on

loss of reason

outburst of agitation

rancour^UK

rancor^US

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

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To strike hard and violently

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

belabour^UK

belabor^US

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a hiding

lace into

punch out

cane

beat the living daylights out of

dot

pitch into

floor

give someone a drubbing

crush

give someone a good hiding

give someone a beating

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

win a resounding victory over

kill

drive into

beat hollow

bring someone to their knees

blow out of the water

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

come into collision with

give someone a hot bottom

jump down one's throat

defeat someone heavily

give someone a pasting

discolour^UK

discolor^US

outmaneuver^US

throw back in confusion

hunt

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“I decided to bash the punching bag to release some of my pent-up anger.”

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To make forceful contact with something

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

knock into the middle of next week

box someone's ears

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To strike or hit repeatedly

belabour^UK

belabor^US

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

give someone a hiding

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a good hiding

dust someone's britches

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To publicly criticize or castigate harshly

criticise^UK

criticize^US

belabour^UK

belabor^US

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

minimize^US

give something a battering

stigmatize^US

minimise^UK

give someone a bad press

stigmatise^UK

give someone a roasting

trivialize^US

rap over the knuckles

tongue-lash

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

trivialise^UK

lace into

give someone a bollocking

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

give someone bondi

conduct a smear campaign against

give something a bad press

weigh into

give a tongue-lashing

nag

offend

give someone a dressing-down

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

put someone on the hot seat

crawl all over

put someone on the griddle

burn someone's ears

pin someone's ears back

demonize^US

demonise^UK

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

jump down one's throat

pull up

tick off

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

let someone have it

give someone what for

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

give someone a rating

wig

give someone a row

row

give someone a caning

blow up

slap down

give someone some stick

disgrace

send someone away with a flea in their ear

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

drag through the mire

befoul

give a piece of one's mind

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

rap someone over the knuckles

express disapproval of

kick up a stink about

bring someone to book

chew someone out

jump all over

climb all over

complain vociferously about

make a fuss about

frown upon

slap someone on the wrist

prefer charges against

penalize^US

make a protest against

penalise^UK

complain bitterly about

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

disagree violently with

come down on like a ton of bricks

ruin

bring charges against

make accusations about

put up a fight against

satirize^US

satirise^UK

rap someone the knuckles

moralise^UK

moralize^US

give somebody a piece of one's mind

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

severely reprimand

rap across the knuckles

drag over the coals

keep after

have someone on the carpet

take somebody to task

drag someone's name through the mud

sling mud

criticize hatefully

give someone a carpeting

mete out punishment to

teach someone a lesson

express strong disapproval of

send up the river

thunder against

think badly of

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

bring a charge against

take rug out from under

hold someone to blame

lodge a protest against

take issue

fight

express disagreement with

except

dissent

argue

hold someone responsible

take great exception to

send someone away with a flea in his

categorize^US

categorise^UK

express a poor opinion of

have a poor opinion of

sermonize^US

sermonise^UK

look down your nose at

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Verb

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Make a space; push in slightly

make an indentation in

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