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Rioters ran through the city, smashing windows and looting shops. She dropped her cup and watched it smash to pieces/to smithereens on the stone floor.

Robinson hit a smash to my left.

The country's government said it would do whatever was necessary to smash the rebellion.

Petersen smashed the 400 metres record by over half a second.

This CD contains all the latest smash hits.

In the 60s he was famous for taking drugs and smashing up hotel rooms.

She pranged her mother's car a week after she passed her driving test.

There's a dent in the left fender.

a dent in the door of a car; I dropped a hammer on the floor, and it dented the floorboard.

His confidence was badly dented when he didn't get the job.

Buying a new car put a big dent in our savings. I haven’t even made a dent in that huge stack of papers I have to read.

The city was bombed to smithereens during the war. The vase smashed to smithereens when it fell.

There were reports of widespread looting as hooligans stampeded through the city centre.

money and valuable objects that have been stolen, especially by an army from a defeated enemy or by thieves

They hauled the loot, worth $10 million, to a warehouse.

A loud clap of thunder made the herd stampede. figurative No amount of pressure will stampede (= force) this committee into making hasty decisions.; Two shoppers were injured in the stampede as shop doors opened on the first day of the sale.

She clapped her hands to call the dog in.; The audience clapped in time to the music.

to clap your hands repeatedly to show that you like or admire someone or have enjoyed a performance:

She clapped her hand over her mouth to try to stop herself from laughing. The police clapped him into/in prison for possession of drugs.

He clapped his daughter on the back and told her how proud of her he was.

There was a clap of thunder and then it started to pour with rain.

If you say something negative to me, you know, I clap back. I stand up for myself.

Everyone keeps talking about Patrick, but I've never clapped eyes on the man.

If you were to exert your influence they might change their decision. Some managers exert considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid.

apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality). - the moon exerts a force on the Earth

She will have to exert herself a lot more if she wants to succeed in this business.

to cause yourself to make an effort:

Ouch! Stop pinching (me)! These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet).

I can't believe that he's back from Canada and he's mine - I keep having to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming.

Right, who's pinched my chair?

While the tomatoes are cooking add a pinch of salt/sugar/dried thyme.; a pinch of nutmeg/pepper; figurative Opinion polls on subjects like this should be taken with a pinch of scepticism.

to explore in more detail just pinch the screen

if I pinch and scrape, I might manage

Grate some nutmeg on top of the pudding.

a cheese grater

grated cheese; peel and roughly grate the carrots

The trolley’s wheels grated horribly as it went around the curve.

After a while her voice really started to grate on me. His constant whining for attention is beginning to grate on my nerves.

a small coal fire burned in the grate

the recess of a fireplace or furnace.

They have grates across every window.

the hinges of the door grated

I turned on the car’s engine, and there was that familiar grating sound.

sounding harsh and unpleasant.; of or like the unpleasant sound of two hard objects rubbing together: