smash
verb /smæʃ/
/smæʃ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they smash | /smæʃ/ /smæʃ/ |
| he / she / it smashes | /ˈsmæʃɪz/ /ˈsmæʃɪz/ |
| past simple smashed | /smæʃt/ /smæʃt/ |
| past participle smashed | /smæʃt/ /smæʃt/ |
| -ing form smashing | /ˈsmæʃɪŋ/ /ˈsmæʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] smash (something) to break something, or to be broken, violently and noisily into many pieces
- Several windows had been smashed.
- He smashed the radio to pieces.
- The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces.
Extra Examples- She flew into one of her rages and started smashing crockery.
- His right hand was smashed and his shoulder dislocated.
- [intransitive, transitive] to move with a lot of force against something solid; to make something do this
- + adv./prep. the sound of waves smashing against the rocks
- The car smashed into a tree.
- smash something + adv./prep. Mark smashed his fist down on the desk.
Synonyms crashcrash- slam
- collide
- smash
- wreck
- crash to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do this:
- I was terrified that the plane would crash.
- slam (something) into/against somebody/something to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this:
- The car skidded and slammed into a tree.
- collide (rather formal) (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into somebody/something else:
- The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.
- smash (rather informal) to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this; to crash a car:
- Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window.
- wreck to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing
- two vehicles crash/collide
- two vehicles crash/slam/smash into each other
- to crash/smash/wreck a car
Extra Examples- A bullet smashed into the wall behind them.
- Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window.
- [transitive, intransitive] to hit something very hard and break it, in order to get through it
- smash something + adv./prep. They had to smash holes in the ice.
- The elephant smashed its way through the trees.
- smash something + adj. We had to smash the door open.
- + adv./prep. They had smashed through a glass door to get in.
- [transitive] smash something/somebody (+ adv./prep.) to hit something/somebody very hard synonym slam
- He smashed the ball into the goal.
- [transitive] smash a record to break a record by a large amount
- She has smashed the world record.
- [transitive] smash something/somebody to destroy, defeat or put an end to something/somebody
- Police say they have smashed a major drugs ring.
- [transitive] smash something (up) to crash a vehicle
- He’s smashed (up) his new car.
Synonyms crashcrashTopics Transport by car or lorryc1- slam
- collide
- smash
- wreck
- crash to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do this:
- I was terrified that the plane would crash.
- slam (something) into/against somebody/something to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this:
- The car skidded and slammed into a tree.
- collide (rather formal) (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into somebody/something else:
- The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.
- smash (rather informal) to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this; to crash a car:
- Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window.
- wreck to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing
- two vehicles crash/collide
- two vehicles crash/slam/smash into each other
- to crash/smash/wreck a car
- [transitive] smash something to hit a high ball downwards and very hard over the net
break
hit very hard
break record
destroy/defeat
crash vehicle
in tennis, etc.
Word Originearly 18th cent. (as a noun): probably imitative, representing a blend of words such as smack, smite with bash, mash, etc.
Idioms
smash it
- (informal) to do something very well or be very successful synonym crush it
- After all that training, I’m sure he’ll smash it in the competition tonight.