Foundation level · Year 4 · free
smash
verb · Say it: SMASH
What it means
Foundationto break something into many pieces with great force
Be careful not to smash Grandma's best plates when you dry them.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- break
- crush
- shatter
- wreck
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- mend
- repair
More examples
- The football flew over the fence and smashed the greenhouse window.
Where the word comes from
Probably formed in the 1700s to imitate the sound of something breaking.
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