smashverb
uk/smæʃ/us/smæʃ/smash verb (BREAK NOISILY)
B2 [ I or T ] to cause something to break noisily into a lot of small pieces:
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- The vase rolled off the edge of the table and smashed.
- The glass smashed into little bits.
- Vandals smashed windows and overturned cars in the downtown shopping district.
- Some thugs smashed his windows.
- The stone plaque bearing his name was smashed to pieces.
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Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- break (sth) off
- breakage
- catch
- fall apart
- flake
- fragment
- fragmented
- frayed
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker
- pull sth apart
- rent
- rip
- shear
- split
- tear sth up
- torn
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smash verb (MOVE FORCEFULLY)
[ I or T, + adv/prep ] to cause something to move with great force against something hard, usually causing damage or injury:
[ I or T ] in tennis or volleyball, to hit the ball down towards the ground quickly and forcefully
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Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- foul
- gild the lily idiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- ravages
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- sour
- tell on sb
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smash verb (DEFEAT)
[ T ] to defeat someone or to destroy something completely:
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Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- costly
- fall in
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- sacrifice
- sink
- stave
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- wipe
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smash verb (DO BETTER)
[ T ] to do much better than the best or fastest result recorded previously:
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Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- bank
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- convincing
- outmanoeuvre
- outpace
- outperform
- outscore
- overpower
- pip
- sew
- sweep
- trouncing
- trump
- unassailable
- unbeaten
- undefeated
- wipe
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Phrasal verb(s)
smashnoun
uk/smæʃ/us/smæʃ/smash noun (NOISE)
[ S ] the sound of something being smashed:
[ C ] the sound of something smashing against something:
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- jangling
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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smash noun (ACCIDENT)
[ C ] UK also smash-up a road or train accident
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- blowout
- car crash
- collide
- crash
- crash-land
- fender bender
- head-on
- jackknife
- knock
- overshoot
- plough
- rear-end
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- run sb/sth over
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
- write-off
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smash noun (TENNIS)
[ C ] in tennis or volleyball, a powerful downward hit that sends the ball forcefully over the net
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Tennis & racket sports
- ball boy/girl
- birdie
- break
- break point
- deuce
- double
- fault
- groundstroke
- half-volley
- knock
- lawn tennis
- match point
- passing shot
- racket
- racquetball
- rally
- seed
- single
- sweet spot
- tennis shoe
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smash noun (SUCCESSFUL FILM/SONG)
[ C ] an extremely popular and successful song, play, or film:
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Successful (things or people)
- a heavy hitter idiom
- achiever
- alive
- alpha male
- ascendant
- chart
- fly
- have sth in your pocket idiom
- have the world at your feet idiom
- healthy
- high-flyer
- high-flying
- lion
- ride
- roll
- thrive
- to have arrived idiom
- top-rated
- tried
- triumphant
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