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1.nounA person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
2.nounA mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties).
3.noun(typically referring to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person."Some bastard stole my car while I was helping an injured person."
4.nounA man, a fellow, a male friend."Get over here, you old bastard!"
5.noun(often preceded by 'poor') A person deserving of pity."Poor bastard, I feel so sorry for him."
6.nounA child who does not know his or her father.
7.nounSomething extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with."Life can be a real bastard."
8.nounA variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit."The architecture was a kind of bastard, suggesting Gothic but not being true Gothic."
9.nounAn intermediate-grade file; also bastard file.
10.nounA sweet wine.
11.nounA sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword.
12.nounAn inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times.
13.nounA large mould for straining sugar.
14.nounA writing paper of a particular size.
15.nounA Eurosceptic Conservative MP, especially in the government of John Major.
16.verbTo bastardize.
17.adjectiveOf or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant).
18.adjectiveOf or like a bastard (bad person).
19.adjectiveOf or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross.
20.adjectiveOf abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc)."a bastard culverin"
21.adjectiveSpurious, lacking authenticity: counterfeit, fake.
22.adjectiveUsed in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it is similar in some way to another species, often (but not always) one of another genus."bastard gemsbok"
23.adjectiveVery unpleasant."I've got a bastard headache."
24.adjectiveAbbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
25.adjective(theater lighting) Consisting of one predominant color blended with small amounts of complementary color; used to replicate natural light because of their warmer appearance."A bastard orange gel produces predominantly orange light with undertones of blue."
26.interjectionExclamation of strong dismay or strong sense of being upset.