smash

From Wiktionary
smash is on the Basic English 850 List.
small - smash - smell

Pronunciation[change]

Verb[change]

Plain form
smash

Third-person singular
smashes

Past tense
smashed

Past participle
smashed

Present participle
smashing

Someone smashed the lock.
  1. (transitive & intransitive) If you smash something, you break it into many small parts.
    He used a hammer to smash the glass of the window.

Noun[change]

Singular
smash

Plural
smashes

  1. (countable) A smash is a new and very successful book, movie, song, etc.
  2. (countable) The sound of something smashing.
    The loud smash made them feel fear, but it was only some plates falling.

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