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How to pronounce smash in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blast, boom, nail
Type of hit
Derivation smasher


He smashed a 3-run homer.
Type Words
Synonyms bang, bash, belt, knock
Type of bump, blow
Type Words
Synonyms bang, hit, smasher, strike
Type of success
Has types blockbuster, megahit, smash hit, sleeper


that new Broadway show is a real smasher.
Type Words
Synonyms smash-up
Type of collision
Type Words
Synonyms crash
Type of hitting, hit, striking
Has types impingement, impaction


the fullback's smash into the defensive line.
Type Words
Synonyms smashingly


the car went smash through the fence.
Type Words
Synonyms dash
Type of break
Has types blast, knock down
Derivation smasher, smashing
Type Words
Synonyms overhead
Type of return
Type Words
Synonyms bankrupt, break, ruin
Type of impoverish


The slump in the financial markets smashed him.
Type Words
Synonyms bang up, smash up
Type of damage
Derivation smasher
Type Words
Synonyms crush
Type of mortify, chagrin, abase, humble, humiliate


The death of her son smashed her.
Type Words
Type of fall apart, split up, separate, break, come apart
Verb group dash


The window smashed.
Type Words
Type of clash, collide


The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail.
Type Words
Type of hit
Type Words
Type of hit, strike


She smashed her car against the guard rail.
Type Words
Type of demolish, destroy


The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off.

Examples of smash

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As they rushed to the basement, she saw a lawn chair smash through a glass door.
From the freep.com
Released last October, it slowly became a word-of-mouth hit, then a radio smash.
From the independent.co.uk
Tis but a blip for Isner, who puts away a colossal smash to take the game to 15.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I've never seen someone fall over and smash their face in after a glass of wine.
From the guardian.co.uk
I wanted to pull the tape player from the wall and smash it over someone's head.
From the washingtonpost.com
The series, by author Stephenie Meyer, has been something of a smash with teens.
From the fresnobee.com
Crooks use a truck, usually stolen, to smash through the front of a gas station.
From the abcnews.go.com
The film was a disappointment at the box office, but the soundtrack was a smash.
From the independent.co.uk
You can be assured that I won't come and smash your windows in for that opinion.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
More examples
  • With a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"
  • Hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
  • Knock: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
  • A serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
  • Break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
  • Bankrupt: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
  • Smash!! (in Russian: u0421u041Cu042Du0428!!) was a Russian pop duo formed in 2000 which consisted of members Sergey Lazarev and Vlad Topalov. They sang mainly in English, and released their music in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. They were most popular among teenagers in Russia and Southeast Asia. The band split up in 2006.
  • Smash is the third studio album by American punk rock band The Offspring, released on April 8, 1994 through Epitaph Records. ...
  • Smash (often typeset as S*M*A*S*H) are a punk rock trio who enjoyed brief notoriety in the early 1990s in the UK. Smash was formed by Ed Borrie (vocals, guitar), Salvatore Alessi (credited as Salv) (bass), and Rob Hague (drums) in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England.