Word

smash, v.
(smashed, smashes, smashing)
freq. cnt. 11

hit hard
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

blast boom nail smash

sample sentences

"He smashed a 3-run homer"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smash smasher

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blast

semantic pointers

hypernym

hit

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

dash smash

sample sentences

"Smash a plate"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the glass tubes

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smashing smash smasher

semantic pointers

verb group

smash

hypernym

break

hyponym

blast, knock down

break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
<verb.change>

smash

sample sentences

"The window smashed"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart

verb group

smash, dash

overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
<verb.competition>

smash

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

destroy, demolish

collide or strike violently and suddenly
<verb.contact>

smash

sample sentences

"The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smash

semantic pointers

hypernym

clash, collide

hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
<verb.contact>

smash

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smash

semantic pointers

hypernym

hit

damage or destroy as if by violence
<verb.contact>

bang up smash smash up

sample sentences

"The teenager banged up the car of his mother"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smash smasher

semantic pointers

hypernym

damage

humiliate or depress completely
<verb.emotion>

crush smash

sample sentences

"She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"
"The death of her son smashed her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

humiliate, humble, mortify, chagrin, abase

hit violently
<verb.motion>

smash

sample sentences

"She smashed her car against the guard rail"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

hit, strike

reduce to bankruptcy
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bankrupt break ruin smash

sample sentences

"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"
"The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bankruptcy

semantic pointers

hypernym

impoverish