Meaning of "smash" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SMASH

Probably from sm(ack² + m)ash.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SMASH

smash  [smæʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMASH

Smash is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adverb.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb smash in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SMASH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Smash

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Definition of smash in the English dictionary

The first definition of smash in the dictionary is to break into pieces violently and usually noisily. Other definition of smash is when intr, foll by against, through, into, etc to throw or crash vigorously, causing shattering. Smash is also to hit forcefully and suddenly.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SMASH

PRESENT

Present

I smash

you smash

he/she/it smashes

we smash

you smash

they smash

Present continuous

I am smashing

you are smashing

he/she/it is smashing

we are smashing

you are smashing

they are smashing

Present perfect

I have smashed

you have smashed

he/she/it has smashed

we have smashed

you have smashed

they have smashed

Present perfect continuous

I have been smashing

you have been smashing

he/she/it has been smashing

we have been smashing

you have been smashing

they have been smashing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I smashed

you smashed

he/she/it smashed

we smashed

you smashed

they smashed

Past continuous

I was smashing

you were smashing

he/she/it was smashing

we were smashing

you were smashing

they were smashing

Past perfect

I had smashed

you had smashed

he/she/it had smashed

we had smashed

you had smashed

they had smashed

Past perfect continuous

I had been smashing

you had been smashing

he/she/it had been smashing

we had been smashing

you had been smashing

they had been smashing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will smash

you will smash

he/she/it will smash

we will smash

you will smash

they will smash

Future continuous

I will be smashing

you will be smashing

he/she/it will be smashing

we will be smashing

you will be smashing

they will be smashing

Future perfect

I will have smashed

you will have smashed

he/she/it will have smashed

we will have smashed

you will have smashed

they will have smashed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been smashing

you will have been smashing

he/she/it will have been smashing

we will have been smashing

you will have been smashing

they will have been smashing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would smash

you would smash

he/she/it would smash

we would smash

you would smash

they would smash

Conditional continuous

I would be smashing

you would be smashing

he/she/it would be smashing

we would be smashing

you would be smashing

they would be smashing

Conditional perfect

I would have smash

you would have smash

he/she/it would have smash

we would have smash

you would have smash

they would have smash

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been smashing

you would have been smashing

he/she/it would have been smashing

we would have been smashing

you would have been smashing

they would have been smashing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you smash
we let´s smash
you smash

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to smash

Past participle

smashed

Present Participle

smashing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SMASH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «smash» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of smash

accident · bang · belter · break · clang · clash · clatter · collapse · collide · collision · crack · crash · crush · defeat · demolish · destroy · destruction · din · disaster · disintegrate · downfall · explode · failure · hit · lay waste · overthrow · pile-up · pulverize · racket · ruin · sellout · sensation · shatter · shattering · shiver · smash hit · smash-up · smasheroo · smashing · splinter · split · success · thunder · total · trash · triumph · winner · wreck

TRANSLATION OF SMASH

Find out the translation of smash to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of smash from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «smash» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 粉碎
• Translator English - Spanish: destrozar
• English: smash
• Translator English - Hindi: लूट
• Translator English - Arabic: يُهَشِّمُ
• Translator English - Russian: разбивать
• Translator English - Portuguese: despedaçar
• Translator English - Bengali: সম্পূর্ণ ধ্বংস
• Translator English - French: briser
• Translator English - Malay: Menghancurkan
• Translator English - German: zertrümmern
• Translator English - Japanese: 打ち砕く
• Translator English - Korean: ...을 산산이 부수다
• Translator English - Javanese: Smash
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đạp tan ra từng mảnh
• Translator English - Tamil: நொறுக்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: स्मॅश
• Translator English - Turkish: parçalamak
• Translator English - Italian: distruggere
• Translator English - Polish: rozbić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: розбивати(ся)
• Translator English - Romanian: a se sfărâma
• Translator English - Greek: θρυμματίζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: smash
• Translator English - Swedish: slå sönder
• Translator English - Norwegian: knuse

10 QUOTES WITH «SMASH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word smash.

1

Antony Beevor

If you smash a city when you're trying to capture it, you actually end up providing the perfect terrain for the defenders while blocking the access for your own armoured vehicles.

2

Josh Brolin

Football? Forget it. I didn't have that thing inside me where I wanted to smash against somebody and watch them break. I was too sensitive for that and disliked being that sensitive.

3

Gina Carano

You want to get better even after people smash you down. You want to be better than you were before.

4

Carol Channing

You know, if you're lucky enough to have two smash hit shows, the traffic of the world goes through your dressing room.

5

Imogene Coca

The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly.

6

J. Cole

I now possess the tools as a producer and a songwriter to really just go out and make smashes all day long. I could make an album full of smash records that got pop appeal. But my heart is in hip-hop. My heart is in telling stories. And it's like therapy for me.

7

Chuck Eddy

California club pop chirper Dev's debut is as stark as it is sweet. This is owed partly to the casually giddy lightness of her talk-singing - familiar from her slizzered 2010 cameo on Far East Movement's smash 'Like a G6,' and around-the way-girl frisky like 1980s Latin freestyle.

8

Bill Forsyth

I didn't think Comfort and Joy was going to be a box-office smash.

9

Mitch Glazer

The thing that's really cool for me about Miami Beach is you have this dichotomy between sunlight and family and happiness and innocence and then at night, darker, stranger mob conspiracy stuff sort of comes out. It seems like a storytelling engine. You can just keep writing about how those two worlds smash into each other.

10

Trisha Goddard

Daddy loves you, but he smacks you, and he can shout at you and smash things, but Daddy still loves you. So when you get into a relationship with someone who does all of that, why would it be unusual?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMASH»

Discover the use of smash in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smash and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Candy Smash

Poignant and funny, the fourth book in the best-selling Lemonade War series explores the distinctive power of poetry and love—fourth grade style.

Jacqueline Davies, 2013

Smash

Smash! is the hilarious, fast-paced story of eleven-year-old Jake, his buddies, a crazy goose and a wild albino roo.

David Caddy, 2000

Extreme Fat Smash Diet: With More Than 75 Recipes

Dr. Ian Smith's Extreme Fat Smash Diet is safe, fast and ultra-effective--taking his proven weight loss system to its hard core.

Ian K. Smith, M.D., 2007

Smash: An Adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Novel An ...

A harrowing drama about a naive young woman's fateful marriage to the disturbed ex-convict who ends up killing her.

Jeffrey Hatcher, 1997

Smash Cut

'Do you know what a smash cut is?

Sandra Brown, 2011

The Fat Smash Diet: The Last Diet You'll Ever Need

Finally, here is a scientifically based diet that will not only help you lose weight, but will improve your overall health and help prevent serious medical conditions such as diabetes, health disease, stroke, and osteoarthritis.

Ian K. Smith, M.D., 2006

SMASH AND GRAB:ANNEXATION OF SIKKIM:

This book made history.

SUNANDA K. DATTARAY, 2013

Company K

With an Introduction by Philip D. Beidler This book was originally published in 1933. It is the first novel by William March, pen name for William Edward Campbell.

William March, 1989

Smash!Crash!: with audio recording

Jack Truck and his best friend Dump Truck Dan are spending the day doing their favorite thing.

Jon Scieszka, 2012

'Ladies, Please Don't Smash These Windows': Women's Writing, ...

Writing from a feminist-materialist perspective, the author examines novels of sensibility, domestic fictions, lesbian writing, autobiography, speculative fiction and anti-fascist writing by Virginia Woolf, Rebecca West, Rosamond Lehmann, ...

Maroula Joannou, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMASH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term smash is used in the context of the following news items.

'Smash' Musical 'Bombshell' in Development for Stage

“Bombshell,” the musical-within-the-TV-series that originated as part of the Broadway-themed NBC series “Smash,” is on its way toward a future life onstage, with ... «Variety, Jun 15»

'Super Smash Bros. Wii U' Leak Confirms Ryu And Roy Joining Roster

A new leak has confirmed the existence of two upcoming DLC characters for Wii U's Super Smash Bros. The assets were datamined from the newest Wii U ... «Forbes, Jun 15»

Elderly man fulfils bucket list wish to smash car through garage door

Walter Thomas, 91, had a rather strange wish on his bucket list - to smash a car through a garage door. The American great-great-grandfather was helped by his ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

Megan Hilty on motherhood, 'Smash' and returning to Broadway

CORRECTS SHOW CREDIT TO SMASH INSTEAD OF GLEE - FILE - In this June 25, 2014 file photo, Megan Hilty arrives at the New York premiere of "Begin ... «Yahoo News UK, May 15»

Lucas Is Joining the Smash Bros. Roster

By Brian AlbertLucas is coming to Super Smash Bros. as DLC, Nintendo ... Nintendo wants your opinion on will become the next Super Smash Bros. fighter. «IGN, Apr 15»

The NSFW Stages Of Super Smash Bros.

So when Nintendo revealed that the latest (and, quite possibly greatest) Super Smash Bros. would come with a level editor, was there any doubt about what ... «Kotaku Australia, Dec 14»

Review: New Smash Bros. is the best reason yet to buy a Wii U

The fight took place at our annual staff meetup last month, and it was fought not with fists or swords but with copies of Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS. «Ars Technica, Nov 14»

Yup, Someone Put Super Smash Bros. On A Friggin' Calculator

Next Friday, Super Smash Bros. will finally come out in glorious high-definition on the Wii U. This Friday, it's out in glorious low-definition on the TI-83 calculator. «Kotaku, Nov 14»

Hell Is Eight People Playing As Little Mac In Smash Bros.

You've probably seen eight player Smash Bros. matches already. Let me show you what is bound to happen once you've been playing Smash with friends for a ... «Kotaku, Nov 14»

Duck Hunt's Smash Bros. Entrance Video Is Hilarious

Leave it to Duck Hunt, the goofiest goddamn character in Super Smash Bros, to have the goofiest goddamn intro video of them all. We've known about Duck ... «Kotaku, Nov 14»