Smash
verb
To break something into many pieces by hitting it hard.
He smashed the glass with a hammer.
Often appears as...
- smash into pieces
- smash a window
verb
To hit something with a lot of force.
He smashed the ball into the net.
Often appears as...
- smash a record
- smash the ball
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Approving
General, Sports
noun
A hard hit or crash.
The dish fell with a loud smash.
Often appears as...
- car smash
- loud smash
noun
A very successful or impressive result.
His first movie was a smash hit.
Often appears as...
- smash hit
- box office smash
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Approving
General, Entertainment
verb
To defeat strongly.
Our team smashed the opposing team in yesterday's match.
Often appears as...
- smash the competition
- smash the opponent
Usage tips
Approving
General, Sports
verb
To break something into many pieces by hitting it hard.
He smashed the glass with a hammer.
Often appears as...
- smash into pieces
- smash a window
verb
To hit something with a lot of force.
He smashed the ball into the net.
Often appears as...
- smash a record
- smash the ball
Usage tips
Approving
General, Sports
noun
A hard hit or crash.
The dish fell with a loud smash.
Often appears as...
- car smash
- loud smash
noun
A very successful or impressive result.
His first movie was a smash hit.
Often appears as...
- smash hit
- box office smash
Usage tips
Approving
General, Entertainment
verb
To defeat strongly.
Our team smashed the opposing team in yesterday's match.
Often appears as...
- smash the competition
- smash the opponent
Usage tips
Approving
General, Sports
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Force
Use 'smash' to describe intense force that completely destroys an object.
He smashed the old radio to pieces.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Intensity
'Smash' suggests anger or frustration when breaking objects.
In a fit of rage, she smashed the plate.
Pro Tip 3/3Sound Implication
Use 'smash' when the action of breaking is likely to cause a loud noise.
The rock smashed the window with a loud bang.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Force
Use 'smash' to describe intense force that completely destroys an object.
He smashed the old radio to pieces.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Intensity
'Smash' suggests anger or frustration when breaking objects.
In a fit of rage, she smashed the plate.
Pro Tip 3/3Sound Implication
Use 'smash' when the action of breaking is likely to cause a loud noise.
The rock smashed the window with a loud bang.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Force
Use 'smash' to describe intense force that completely destroys an object.
He smashed the old radio to pieces.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Intensity
'Smash' suggests anger or frustration when breaking objects.
In a fit of rage, she smashed the plate.
Pro Tip 3/3Sound Implication
Use 'smash' when the action of breaking is likely to cause a loud noise.
The rock smashed the window with a loud bang.
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What is the universe...
which further strengthened the pull of gravity, which then drew more gas in, and so on. Eventually, large dense gas balls formed, shrinking under their own gravity and consequently heating up on the inside. At some point, the core of such a ball gets hot enough that nuclear fusion occurs. Hydrogen atoms smash together to form helium,
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Why do we sleep? PIPE...
which is brain processing and memory consolidation. What we know is that, if after you've tried to learn a task, and you sleep-deprive individuals, the ability to learn that task is smashed. It's really hugely attenuated. So sleep and memory consolidation is also very important.
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How math saved my life PIPE...
was attacked from behind from my perspective I didn't see anything at all I just heard and felt this deep thud in the back as something smashed into the back of my head and I saw this flash of light similar to what you hear boxers described when they get knocked out and
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A radical plan to end...
don't actually deserve to have their environment smashed by plastic, their oceans rendered depauperate or barren of sea life because of plastic. So you come down that chain, and there's tens of thousands of brands which we all buy heaps of products from,
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What you don't know...
until that far-off day, when one of them is finally able to rest in peace. You know, because they can't hear the snoring anymore. And then they'll get stupid drunk and smash cake in each other's faces and do the Macarena. And we'll be there,
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Open Wide! A Capuchin...
oh what have i done with my life to deserve this i never even wanted to be a teacher you know let's be a chef was for a bit ended up getting a sat like couldn't pick up a plate without smashing it so here i am blackpool in february
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Elon Musk: The future...
So we're cautiously optimistic we'll be able to be faster than the world's fastest bullet train even in a .8-mile stretch. Whoa. Good brakes. Yeah, I mean, it's -- yeah. It's either going to smash into tiny pieces or go quite fast.
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The Celebrity Panda PIPE...
can you name me another well-known panda hmm well there's there's duncan brooks the face of the world where i'm both fun lovely photo smashing storyteller matter of fact next actually bomb on the after dinner speaking circuit
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Part 1: Uneasy...
and all of a sudden some bored boy take a stone and and they smash your window in the middle of your day you know they ruin your life it's crazy it's not safe we can't go out of the fence they can go anywhere they want
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
that I really learned to appreciate the cold. So this is the place where some of the largest, the most violent storms in the world send huge waves smashing into the coastline.
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What is the universe...
which further strengthened the pull of gravity, which then drew more gas in, and so on. Eventually, large dense gas balls formed, shrinking under their own gravity and consequently heating up on the inside. At some point, the core of such a ball gets hot enough that nuclear fusion occurs. Hydrogen atoms smash together to form helium,
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Why do we sleep? PIPE...
which is brain processing and memory consolidation. What we know is that, if after you've tried to learn a task, and you sleep-deprive individuals, the ability to learn that task is smashed. It's really hugely attenuated. So sleep and memory consolidation is also very important.
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How math saved my life PIPE...
was attacked from behind from my perspective I didn't see anything at all I just heard and felt this deep thud in the back as something smashed into the back of my head and I saw this flash of light similar to what you hear boxers described when they get knocked out and
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A radical plan to end...
don't actually deserve to have their environment smashed by plastic, their oceans rendered depauperate or barren of sea life because of plastic. So you come down that chain, and there's tens of thousands of brands which we all buy heaps of products from,
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What you don't know...
until that far-off day, when one of them is finally able to rest in peace. You know, because they can't hear the snoring anymore. And then they'll get stupid drunk and smash cake in each other's faces and do the Macarena. And we'll be there,
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Open Wide! A Capuchin...
oh what have i done with my life to deserve this i never even wanted to be a teacher you know let's be a chef was for a bit ended up getting a sat like couldn't pick up a plate without smashing it so here i am blackpool in february
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Elon Musk: The future...
So we're cautiously optimistic we'll be able to be faster than the world's fastest bullet train even in a .8-mile stretch. Whoa. Good brakes. Yeah, I mean, it's -- yeah. It's either going to smash into tiny pieces or go quite fast.
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The Celebrity Panda PIPE...
can you name me another well-known panda hmm well there's there's duncan brooks the face of the world where i'm both fun lovely photo smashing storyteller matter of fact next actually bomb on the after dinner speaking circuit
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Part 1: Uneasy...
and all of a sudden some bored boy take a stone and and they smash your window in the middle of your day you know they ruin your life it's crazy it's not safe we can't go out of the fence they can go anywhere they want
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
that I really learned to appreciate the cold. So this is the place where some of the largest, the most violent storms in the world send huge waves smashing into the coastline.
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Jacky Ickx
Belgian Driver
Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind.
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Future
American Musician
I want to keep doing what I'm doing and see how far I can go. See when it stops. See what the end is like. I want to make this moment last as long as I can make it. If I miss a day, I'm afraid I'll miss out on a smash record.
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Jimmy Barnes
Scottish Musician
I always thought I could be brave and charge at things and smash 'em and walk away, but it takes courage to sit and look at things and say, 'This is what I am. How do I fix it? How do I live with it?
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Roger Daltrey
English Musician
No, I was two years older than the other guys. I was a war baby. My family were a lot poorer than they were. I'd had to fight too hard for anything I had in my life and to smash things up for me.
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Dana White
American Businessman
As far as women fighting in MMA, I don't like it when the division isn't deep. I don't like to see a woman who's so much better than everybody else smashing other women. That's tough to watch.
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Billy Sherwood
American Musician
It's an album that is a little bit different and probably isn't easy to get out. It's not likely that a major label would have picked it up and said that they had a smash hit record.
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Siobhan Fahey
British Musician
Most of my life I've had long periods of feeling down and lost. That's why every five years or so I've smashed my life to pieces and started again.
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Billie Joe Armstrong
American Singer
I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely smashed.
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Busta Rhymes
American Musician
You could put me on any track. I support that one million percent. Whatever the track is, I'm going to smash it. Believe that.
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Carol Channing
American Actress
You know, if you're lucky enough to have two smash hit shows, the traffic of the world goes through your dressing room.
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Jacky Ickx
Belgian Driver
Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind.
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Future
American Musician
I want to keep doing what I'm doing and see how far I can go. See when it stops. See what the end is like. I want to make this moment last as long as I can make it. If I miss a day, I'm afraid I'll miss out on a smash record.
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Jimmy Barnes
Scottish Musician
I always thought I could be brave and charge at things and smash 'em and walk away, but it takes courage to sit and look at things and say, 'This is what I am. How do I fix it? How do I live with it?
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Roger Daltrey
English Musician
No, I was two years older than the other guys. I was a war baby. My family were a lot poorer than they were. I'd had to fight too hard for anything I had in my life and to smash things up for me.
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Dana White
American Businessman
As far as women fighting in MMA, I don't like it when the division isn't deep. I don't like to see a woman who's so much better than everybody else smashing other women. That's tough to watch.
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Billy Sherwood
American Musician
It's an album that is a little bit different and probably isn't easy to get out. It's not likely that a major label would have picked it up and said that they had a smash hit record.
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Siobhan Fahey
British Musician
Most of my life I've had long periods of feeling down and lost. That's why every five years or so I've smashed my life to pieces and started again.
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Billie Joe Armstrong
American Singer
I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely smashed.
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Busta Rhymes
American Musician
You could put me on any track. I support that one million percent. Whatever the track is, I'm going to smash it. Believe that.
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Carol Channing
American Actress
You know, if you're lucky enough to have two smash hit shows, the traffic of the world goes through your dressing room.
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