A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces

The accident destroyed all his hopes for success

The waves dashed against the rocks

The news dashed our hopes

The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence

Closer examination revealed that the skull had been crushed by some heavy blow

His head had been shattered by a savage blow from some heavy weapon

The glass crashed to the ground

The glass was dashed to pieces

This time he dressed down, having realized that the smart suit would be out of place