"smash down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: smashes down [present, singular, third-person], smashing down [participle, present], smashed down [participle, past], smashed down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} smash down (third-person singular simple present smashes down, present participle smashing down, simple past and past participle smashed down)
  1. (transitive) To cause to fall down and break by hitting it hard. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-smash_down-en-verb-vctdgSfz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 90 10
  2. (intransitive) To fall heavily. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-smash_down-en-verb-vwA1kodU

Download JSON data for smash down meaning in English (1.9kB)

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