to smash
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2.1
- verb
- /smæʃ/
:
romper
- Pam kicked wildly at the doors, trying to smash her way out as the fire crescendoed.
- smash windows
- smash the glass
- smash to pieces
Guys, the bear smashed a kids computer.
- Guys, the bear smashed a kids computer.
- He picked it up and smashed it on the floor.
- I just want to smash your head with my hands.
- The arrest team smash the windscreen, smash the side windows, drag them out.
- But, and then we smashed a car window and all over.
- For the love of God, smash his skull.
- And would we find it by smashing things with even more smashness?
- Poached, deep fried, smashed on a flat top, you name it.
Examples
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He was smashing the window.
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Rory picked up a rock and smashed the back door glass out of the small window.
Fiction book (1990) -
Did you smash the mirror in the bathroom?
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How many of these have you smashed yet?
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Archaeologists have found pieces of the king's throne smashed to pieces inside the palace.
Academic text (2011) -
Tracer bullets rip into the dark bathroom, smashing the mirror, walls, and fixtures.
Fiction book (1990) -
Striding to the mantel, he picked up the matching vase and smashed it to the floor.
Academic text (2011) -
He accidentally smashed his phone when he dropped it on the concrete.
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The children smashed the piñata, causing candy to spill everywhere.
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The storm smashed the windows of the old house with its strong winds.
Synonyms
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1.0
To change a large bill into smaller bills
553
4.0
To break something so it does not work
481
2.2
To hit something with great force and cause damage
401
1.6
To press something hard so it breaks or loses its shape
225
2.9
To badly damage or destroy something
167
2.3
Break suddenly and completely, often with a sharp noise
137
4.9
To break rock or walls using explosives to make an opening
91
4.7
To break a hard object, for example a bone or rock
73
2.9
To hit someone or something very hard
64
3.8
To break or remove something by force, often by hitting it
57
3.2
Make a building or wall fall down suddenly
48
4.6
Cause deep pain to someone's feelings and destroy their hopes
34
5.8
To break something into pieces by hitting it hard
13
2.1
To open something suddenly by force, for example a locked door or jar
13
7.5
Hit something hard so it breaks or opens
11
4.1
To completely destroy something, often hopes or plans
8
7.6
Damage something badly, often by hitting or dropping it
7
1.8
To break something violently into pieces
5
4.7
To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces
1
9.1
To break something into pieces
1
8.6
To hit someone or something very hard and damage it
To divide something into parts, for example by cutting it or by sharing it among people
Make something stop working by hitting or dropping it
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Etymology
Smash comes from a sound people made to copy a loud crash, like something 'to break'. So to smash something is to break or destroy it with great force.