smash down
phrasal verb
smashed down; smashing down; smashes down
: to hit (something) hard so that it breaks and falls down
Police smashed down the door.
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These include peaceful tasks such as tutoring their children or taking a census, through to more physical jobs such as smashing down rebellions.
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The dramatic video caught by someone on a neighboring boat catches the whale rearing up out of the water, then smashing down on the back of the boat, upending it.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
The black 2023 sedan smashed down onto its roof, then rolled onto its wheels, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court by Bolton’s widow Linda and daughters Rowan and Willow.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
Until, that is, the authorities come, not knocking, but smashing down the door.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2024
Then came a changeup, a little elevated, that Embrey barreled up and smashed down the right-field line.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
The walls of Mitchenor’s uterus instead pressed in as the baby struggled to move, to breathe and grow — impeding bones from maturing and smashing down on the umbilical cord that carries nutrients.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
During the event, guests took turns using sledgehammers to smash down one wall inside the office building, which was previously home to the Museum of Recording Arts, at 9590 Chesapeake Drive.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
In the fifth inning, first baseman Anthony Rizzo dived for a backhanded grab of a smash down the line by Seth Brown, then flipped from his knees to Germán covering the bag.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 June 2023
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The dramatic video caught by someone on a neighboring boat catches the whale rearing up out of the water, then smashing down on the back of the boat, upending it.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
The black 2023 sedan smashed down onto its roof, then rolled onto its wheels, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court by Bolton’s widow Linda and daughters Rowan and Willow.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
Until, that is, the authorities come, not knocking, but smashing down the door.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2024
Then came a changeup, a little elevated, that Embrey barreled up and smashed down the right-field line.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
The walls of Mitchenor’s uterus instead pressed in as the baby struggled to move, to breathe and grow — impeding bones from maturing and smashing down on the umbilical cord that carries nutrients.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
During the event, guests took turns using sledgehammers to smash down one wall inside the office building, which was previously home to the Museum of Recording Arts, at 9590 Chesapeake Drive.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
In the fifth inning, first baseman Anthony Rizzo dived for a backhanded grab of a smash down the line by Seth Brown, then flipped from his knees to Germán covering the bag.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 June 2023
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“Smash down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash%20down. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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