{
    "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."
}