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# smash

«smash» in Mova's school dictionary: **to break it into many pieces with force and noise** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (smash, smashes, smashed, smashing); noun (a smash, smashes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To smash something is to break it into many pieces with force and noise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#m1)

2) To smash into something is to hit it very hard, like a car smashing into a wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#m2)

3) In tennis or badminton, a smash is a hard hit downwards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#m3)

4) A smash or «smash hit» is a very big success, like a hit song or film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#m4)

5) To smash a record is to beat it by a lot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and safety: glass smashes, so sweep it up carefully and tell an adult; cars can smash into each other in a crash. In sports, players smash the ball. Phrases: «smash to pieces», «smash into», «smash hit», «smash a record».

### examples

- The glass fell and smashed on the floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#x1)
- A ball smashed the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#x2)
- The car smashed into a lamppost, but nobody was hurt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#x3)
- She won the point with a great smash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#x4)
- The film was a smash hit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#x5)
- He smashed the school record for the long jump. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#x6)
- Don't touch smashed glass with your hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#x7)
- The waves smashed against the rocks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#x8)
- He smashed the egg, and Koshchei the Deathless died. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/#x9)

### note

Regular verb: «smashed». Plural noun «smashes». Smash is stronger than break: it suggests many pieces and a loud noise. «Smashing» in UK English can also mean great or wonderful («a smashing day»).

### In the corpora

- [Sea otters smash shellfish on a stone laid on the chest and keep a favourite stone in a loose skin pocket under the arm.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/100-sea-lions-seals-and-otters/12/)
- [A gull drops a shellfish onto rocks from a height to smash the shell open.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water/11/)
- [The tuskfish carries a clam in its mouth and smashes it on a rock, using the rock as an anvil.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/388-surprising-brains-tool-using-fish-counting-bees-laughing-rats-and-clever-pigs/9/)
- [Badger asks «Smashes, or machines?» The Rat: «it's the same thing—with Toad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs/19/)
- [Owen's football smashed Mr Patel's greenhouse in Leeds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/428-the-broken-window-and-other-hidden-accidents/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «smash» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smash/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.