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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

smash down en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To cause to fall down and break by hitting it hard.
    • Mr Alhadi, 27, heard Jack's screams as he passed the property in West Ham, east London, and smashed down the door. 2011 February 10, “Boy, seven, mauled by pitbull is lucky to be alive after stranger broke into flat to save him”, in Daily Mail:
  2. (intransitive) To fall heavily.
    • Arsenal were shining bright in a match that had begun with hailstones smashing down in the stadium. 2011 February 12, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 2 - 0 Wolverhampton”, in BBC:

Forms

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smashed down Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
smashed down Tense=Past lexicographic
smashes down Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
smashing down Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic