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smashed adjective [ smaʃt ]

• violently or badly broken or shattered.
• "a smashed collar bone"
• very drunk.
• "when they go back to the barracks, the single men get smashed"

smash verb

• violently break (something) into pieces.
• "the thief smashed a window to get into the car"
Similar: break, break to pieces, smash to smithereens, shatter, splinter, crack, disintegrate, bust, shiver,
• move so as to hit or collide with something with great force and impact.
• "their plane smashed into a mountainside"
Origin: early 18th century (as a noun): probably imitative, representing a blend of words such as smack, smite with bash, mash, etc.


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