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- [smash]
- /smæʃ/
- /smæʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [smash]
- /smæʃ/
Definitions of smash word
- verb with object smash to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall. 1
- verb with object smash to defeat, disappoint, or disillusion utterly. 1
- verb with object smash to hit or strike (someone or something) with force. 1
- verb with object smash to overthrow or destroy something considered as harmful: They smashed the drug racket. 1
- verb with object smash to ruin financially: The depression smashed him. 1
- verb with object smash Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis. to hit (a ball or shuttlecock) overhead or overhand with a hard downward motion, causing the shot to move very swiftly and to strike the ground or table usually at a sharp angle. 1
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Origin of smash
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; perhaps blend of smack2 and mash1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Smash
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
smash popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
smash usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for smash
noun smash
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- appulse — a very close approach of two celestial bodies so that they are in conjunction but no eclipse or occultation occurs
- bell-ringer — Alternative spelling of bell ringer.
- blindside — If you say that you were blindsided by something, you mean that it surprised you in a negative way.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
verb smash
- axe — An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- bam — a hoax, deception, cheating
- bamming — a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- bang into — a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- bang up — When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
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