smashed
pronunciation
How to pronounce smashed in British English:
UK [smæʃt]
How to pronounce smashed in American English:
US [smæʃt]
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- Adjective:
- broken into sharp pieces
- very drunk
Word Origin
- smashed (adj.)
- 1819, "crushed," past participle adjective from smash (v.). Slang meaning "drunk" is from 1962.
Example
- 1. Witnesses said rioters smashed shops and attacked buses .
- 2. Smashed bits of space equipment orbit along with items dropped by astronauts , including tools and the odd glove .
- 3. But last month a military truck with ten gunmen came and smashed the checkpoint .
- 4. Shanghai shares started tumbling in late 2007 , a year before the global financial tsunami smashed into china 's shores .
- 5. The rest are sold as scrap , smashed up and burned