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smash

/ smash /
adverb/verb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
"the car went smash through the fence"
verb Sense 2
hit violently
"She smashed her car against the guard rail"
Type of:
hit strike
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
Type of:
hit
Derived:
overhead
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
"The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"
Type of:
collide clash
Derived:
smash-up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
hit hard
"He smashed a 3-run homer"
Type of:
hit
Derived:
blast knock bash bang belt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
"The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"
Type of:
demolish destroy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
"Smash a plate"
Type of:
break
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
"The window smashed"
Verb group:
dash
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 10
Type of:
return
verb Sense 11
"She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"
"The death of her son smashed her"
Derived:
demolition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 12
the act of colliding with something
"his crash through the window"
"the fullback''s smash into the defensive line"
Type of:
hit hitting striking
Derived:
crash ram
noun Sense 13
"that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"
"that new Broadway show is a real smasher"
"the party went with a bang"
Type of:
success
verb Sense 14
damage or destroy as if by violence
"The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
Type of:
damage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 15
"the sudden knock floored him"
"he took a bash right in his face"
"he got a bang on the head"
Type of:
bump blow
verb Sense 16
"My daughter''s fancy wedding is going to break me!"
"The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
Type of:
impoverish
Derived:
bankruptcy failure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
16
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
59
Times Searched
3
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