בְּטַשׁ (v. בְּטַט 2) to tread; to kick, knock down (with one’s foot), crush. Targ. Y. I Ex. XXIV, 10.—Sabb. 116ᵇ אתא חמרא וב׳ לשרגא the ass (offered to the judge as a bribe) came and knocked the (gold) lamp over. B. Kam. 62ᵃ דב׳ בכספתא וכ׳ who kicked the money box aside so that he threw it into the river.
Pa. - בַּטֵּישׁ to stamp. Targ. II, Esth. III, 8.—B. Kam. 99ᵃ he hired him לבַטּוּשֵׁי (Rashi a. Ms. R.) for stamping; v. בִּיטְשָׁא.—Transf. to treat with contempt, sneer at. Targ. Y. Num. XIV, 9.—Erub. 54ᵃ top. *Shebu. 30ᵇ בטש ביה ואוקמיה לע"ה (Ms. F. only … אוקמיה) he insulted the ignorant man and made him stand up; v., however, בְּתַשׁ.
Ithpa. - אִתְבַּטֵּשׁ to be stamped in, mixed up. Targ. Y. I Ex. XXIV, 10.