smashing (verb)

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• smash up — verb damage or destroy as if by violence The teenager banged up the car of his mother • Syn: ↑bang up, ↑smash • Derivationally related forms: ↑smash (for: ↑smash), ↑smasher …   Useful english dictionary

• set about — verb 1. begin to deal with (Freq. 3) approach a task go about a difficult problem approach a new project • Syn: ↑go about, ↑approach • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• destroy — verb 1 damage sth so badly that it no longer exists ADVERB ▪ completely, entirely, totally, utterly ▪ all but, almost, effectively, nearly, practically …   Collocations dictionary

• smash up — verb a) to destroy, or be destroyed by smashing. b) to injure or maim …   Wiktionary

• smash — verb 1》 break or cause to break violently into pieces.     ↘(smash down) violently knock down. 2》 crash and severely damage (a vehicle).     ↘(smash into) hit or collide with forcefully. 3》 (in sport) strike (the ball) or score (a goal, run,… …   English new terms dictionary

• destroy — verb 1) their offices were destroyed by bombing Syn: demolish, knock down, level, raze (to the ground), fell; wreck, ruin, shatter; blast, blow up, dynamite, explode, bomb Ant: build …   Thesaurus of popular words

• smash — [[t]smæ̱ʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ smashes, smashing, smashed 1) V ERG If you smash something or if it smashes, it breaks into many pieces, for example when it is hit or dropped. [V n] Someone smashed a bottle... [V n] A crowd of youths started smashing windows …   English dictionary

• crash — I. verb Etymology: Middle English crasschen Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to break violently and noisily ; smash b. to damage (an airplane) in landing 2. a. to cause to make a loud noise …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• smash — I. noun Etymology: perhaps blend of 4smack and 2mash Date: 1725 1. a. a smashing blow or attack b. a hard overhand stroke (as in tennis or badminton) 2. a. the action or sound of smashing; especially a wreck due to collision …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which …   Wikipedia