to smash
72
5.1
- verb
- /smæʃ/
:
arrasar
- And we'll smash every army they send against us.
And 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
∞
2.0
Destroy or badly damage something so it cannot be used
557
1.7
Beat someone completely in a contest or game
553
4.0
To break something so it does not work
386
4.7
To defeat completely, often by force, ending a group or idea
225
2.9
To badly damage or destroy something
221
4.9
To destroy something greatly or make people feel deeply shocked and sad
73
6.6
To damage a place or thing very badly
48
4.6
Cause deep pain to someone's feelings and destroy their hopes
37
7.2
To damage a rule, promise, or relationship
34
5.8
To break something into pieces by hitting it hard
15
7.6
To destroy something completely so nothing is left
10
6.9
Tear something into many pieces or say very bad things about it
8
3.7
Defeat an opponent completely and easily
8
7.6
Damage something badly, often by hitting or dropping it
7
1.8
To break something violently into pieces
6
4.5
Beat someone completely in a game or contest
5
4.7
To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces
1
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
∞
1.0
42
4.0
72
5.1
275
2.5
∞
1.4
30
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.