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 English outfit was never focused on radio play or chart wins, but this week the group earns an unexpected new smash in the United States with a decades-old cut.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Seconds later, the driver’s window is smashed in, McNeil is punched in the face, and officers open the door and pull him to the ground next to his car, striking his face again, McNeil’s video shows.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
Donkey Kong puts the smash in Smash Bros. with buttons tied specifically to punching upward and downward.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Smith confirmed to the American-Statesman that a parent smashed in the door of the bus because the driver wouldn't open it for parents who'd come to Winn to get their children.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Seconds later, the driver’s window is smashed in, McNeil is punched in the face, and officers open the door and pull him to the ground next to his car, striking his face again, McNeil’s video shows.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
Donkey Kong puts the smash in Smash Bros. with buttons tied specifically to punching upward and downward.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Smith confirmed to the American-Statesman that a parent smashed in the door of the bus because the driver wouldn't open it for parents who'd come to Winn to get their children.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Smash in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash%20in. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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