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smash
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- pronunciation:
- smaesh
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
smashes, smashing, smashed |
| definition 1: |
If you smash something, you break it into pieces by hitting, throwing, or dropping it. There is often a loud noise when you smash something.
The firefighters smashed the windows to get into the burning house.My little sister built a tower with blocks and then smashed it. She thought it was great when the blocks flew across the floor.Cody thought it was funny to smash my pumpkin from Halloween. I didn't care much because it was getting old and soft.- synonyms:
- break, shatter
- similar words:
- crash, crush, splinter
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| definition 2: |
When you smash something, you hit it hard.
The batter smashed the ball, and it flew way over the back fence.- synonyms:
- hit, strike
- similar words:
- batter, beat, pound, slam
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| definition 3: |
When someone smashes your plans, they spoil or ruin your plans.
The injury smashed Willy's dream of playing in the championship.- synonyms:
- destroy, ruin, shatter, spoil
- similar words:
- crash, dash
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| definition 4: |
When something smashes, it cracks into pieces.
The mirror fell off the wall, and it smashed.- synonyms:
- break, crack, crash, shatter
- similar words:
- splinter
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| definition 5: |
When something smashes into or through something, it hits it with great force, sometimes breaking it down.
The car smashed into the telephone pole.The frightened horse smashed through the fence.- similar words:
- beat, crash, slam
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| related words: |
bump, burst, hit, knock, shatter, stamp, wreck |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you hear a smash, you hear the sound of something breaking or hitting something else.
The smash from the car accident woke us up in the middle of the night.- synonyms:
- crash
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| definition 2: |
Sometimes we say that a movie, TV show, or song is a smash. This means that many people like it and have watched it or bought a recording of it. It is very popular and has made a lot of money.
The band's last album was a big smash, but their new album isn't quite so popular.- synonyms:
- hit, success, triumph
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| related words: |
triumph |
| derivation: |
smashable (adj.) |
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