smash down
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To hit something so hard that it breaks or falls down.
Literal meaning: To smash (break violently) something so it goes down.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To break something open or to the ground with a powerful blow.
"The firefighters had to smash down the door to reach the people trapped inside."
Grammar: separable
2 B1 neutral
To knock someone to the ground with great force.
"The boxer smashed his opponent down in the third round with a powerful right hook."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Commonly used with doors, walls, and barriers. Often appears in action contexts — police breaking down doors, fighters smashing opponents down. The object is typically something solid and physical.
Commonly used with
door wall barrier fence gate opponent
Forms
Base
smash down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
smashes down
he/she/it
Past simple
smashed down
yesterday
Past participle
smashed down
have + pp
-ing form
smashing down
continuous
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