"bash into shape" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bashes into shape [present, singular, third-person], bashing into shape [participle, present], bashed into shape [participle, past], bashed into shape [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bash into shape (third-person singular simple present bashes into shape, present participle bashing into shape, simple past and past participle bashed into shape)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic, informal) Of an item, to fix or build it; often in a rough and ready fashion. Tags: idiomatic, informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-bash_into_shape-en-verb-~Jjii26t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18
  2. (transitive, idiomatic, informal, often humorous or mildly derogatory) Of a person, to train them; often in a strict fashion that covers the essentials. Tags: idiomatic, informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-bash_into_shape-en-verb-nlTwPHIZ

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bash into shape meaning in English (1.8kB)

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