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{
"term": "smash",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "smash",
"heSheIt": "smashes"
},
"pastSimple": "smashed",
"pastParticiple": "smashed",
"ingForm": "smashing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to break something, or to be broken, violently and noisily into many pieces",
"sensetop": "smash (something)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Several windows had been smashed."
},
{
"text": "He smashed the radio to pieces."
},
{
"text": "The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces."
},
{
"text": "She flew into one of her rages and started smashing crockery."
},
{
"text": "His right hand was smashed and his shoulder dislocated."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to move with a lot of force against something solid; to make something do this",
"sensetop": "+ adv./prep.smash something + adv./prep.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the sound of waves smashing against the rocks",
"contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
},
{
"text": "The car smashed into a tree."
},
{
"text": "Mark smashed his fist down on the desk.",
"contextForm": "smash something + adv./prep."
},
{
"text": "A bullet smashed into the wall behind them."
},
{
"text": "Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to hit something very hard and break it, in order to get through it",
"sensetop": "smash something + adv./prep.smash something + adj.+ adv./prep.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They had to smash holes in the ice.",
"contextForm": "smash something + adv./prep."
},
{
"text": "The elephant smashed its way through the trees."
},
{
"text": "We had to smash the door open.",
"contextForm": "smash something + adj."
},
{
"text": "They had smashed through a glass door to get in.",
"contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to hit something/somebody very hard",
"sensetop": "smash something/somebody (+ adv./prep.)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He smashed the ball into the goal."
}
],
"synonyms": "slam"
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to break a record by a large amount",
"sensetop": "smash a record",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She has smashed the world record."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "to destroy, defeat or put an end to something/somebody",
"sensetop": "smash something/somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Police say they have smashed a major drugs ring."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "to crash a vehicle",
"sensetop": "smash something (up)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He’s smashed (up) his new car."
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "to hit a high ball downwards and very hard over the net",
"sensetop": "smash something",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to do something very well or be very successful",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "After all that training, I’m sure he’ll smash it in the competition tonight."
}
],
"synonyms": "crush it"
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/smæʃ/",
"audio": "sm/smash/smash__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsmæʃɪz/",
"audio": "sm/smash/smashes__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/smæʃt/",
"audio": "sm/smash/smashed__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsmæʃɪŋ/",
"audio": "sm/smash/smashing__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/smæʃ/",
"audio": "sm/smash/smash__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsmæʃɪz/",
"audio": "sm/smash/smashes__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/smæʃt/",
"audio": "sm/smash/smashed__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsmæʃɪŋ/",
"audio": "sm/smash/smashing__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 18th cent. (as a noun): probably imitative, representing a blend of words such as smack, smite with bash, mash, etc."
}