to smash
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5.1
- verb
- /smæʃ/
- And we'll smash every army they send against us.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then Alpha Go came along and smashed the human champion Lisa Doll.
- And then Alpha Go came along and smashed the human champion Lisa Doll.
- It's not always about smashing the system and smashing the state and defending the teacher.
Examples
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After the economic crisis, many businesses were smashed financially and struggled to recover.
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It might smash the system.
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From now on, your sole mission in life will be to smash the patriarchal structures that have benefited you.
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And so we're allowing mediocre males to smash women's records.
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Hun Sen decided to act against the FUNCINPEC troublemakers, and he smashed their assets and consolidated his power.
Academic text (2002) -
The devastating defeat in the finals smashed the team's hopes of winning the championship.
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The scandal completely smashed her reputation in the community.
Synonyms
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2.0
Destroy or badly damage something so it cannot be used
532
4.0
To break something so it does not work
276
4.7
To defeat completely, often by force, ending a group or idea
256
4.9
To destroy something greatly or make people feel deeply shocked and sad
233
2.9
To badly damage or destroy something
143
4.6
Cause deep pain to someone's feelings and destroy their hopes
78
1.7
Beat someone completely in a contest or game
52
5.8
To break something into pieces by hitting it hard
46
6.6
To damage a place or thing very badly
44
7.6
Damage something badly, often by hitting or dropping it
36
7.2
To damage a rule, promise, or relationship
27
4.7
To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces
13
6.9
Tear something into many pieces or say very bad things about it
12
7.6
To destroy something completely so nothing is left
9
1.8
To break something violently into pieces
7
3.7
Defeat an opponent completely and easily
2
4.5
Beat someone completely in a game or contest
2
8.6
To hit someone or something very hard and damage it
Make something stop working by hitting or dropping it
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Devastating
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1.0
74
4.0
17
5.1
309
2.5
∞
1.4
29
4.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Smash also means to completely defeat or ruin someone; this comes from the 'break' idea, so to be smashed by news is to feel emotionally 'broken' or destroyed.