smash in
phrasal verb
smashed in; smashing in; smashes in
: to hit (something) hard so that it breaks it or gets a hole in it
I smashed in the window.
I was so mad I felt like smashing his face in.
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The Glenn Miller Story, a dramatization of his life starring Jimmy Stewart, was a box office smash in 1954.
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Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
The Rolling Stones spent decades as hitmakers, producing some of the most famous rock smashes in history.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The signage has been blackened out and many of the hospital's windows are boarded up or smashed in.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024
He is caught ball-watching, and cannot cover Sabitzer’s run — who smashes in Austria’s winner.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
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Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
The Rolling Stones spent decades as hitmakers, producing some of the most famous rock smashes in history.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The signage has been blackened out and many of the hospital's windows are boarded up or smashed in.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024
He is caught ball-watching, and cannot cover Sabitzer’s run — who smashes in Austria’s winner.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
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“Smash in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash%20in. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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