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Smash

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Noun

1. bang, bash, belt, knock, smash

a vigorous blow

Example Sentences:
'the sudden knock floored him'
'he took a bash right in his face'
'he got a bang on the head'

2. smash, smash-up

a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)

3. overhead, smash

a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

4. crash, smash

the act of colliding with something

Example Sentences:
'his crash through the window'
'the fullback's smash into the defensive line'

5. bang, hit, smash, smasher, strike

a conspicuous success

Example Sentences:
'that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career'
'that new Broadway show is a real smasher'
'the party went with a bang'

Verb

6. blast, boom, nail, smash

hit hard

Example Sentences:
'He smashed a 3-run homer'

7. dash, smash

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

Example Sentences:
'Smash a plate'

8. bankrupt, break, ruin, smash

reduce to bankruptcy

Example Sentences:
'My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!'
'The slump in the financial markets smashed him'

9. smash

hit violently

Example Sentences:
'She smashed her car against the guard rail'

10. crush, demolish, smash

humiliate or depress completely

Example Sentences:
'She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation'
'The death of her son smashed her'

11. bang up, smash, smash up

damage or destroy as if by violence

Example Sentences:
'The teenager banged up the car of his mother'

12. smash

hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

13. smash

collide or strike violently and suddenly

Example Sentences:
'The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail'

14. smash

overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)

Example Sentences:
'The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off'

15. smash

break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow

Example Sentences:
'The window smashed'

Adverb

16. smash, smashingly

with a loud crash

Example Sentences:
'the car went smash through the fence'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Smash

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adverb
17. 
with a smash
verb
1. 
to break into pieces violently and usually noisily
2. (when intr, foll by against, through, into, etc)
to throw or crash (against) vigorously, causing shattering
he smashed the equipment
it smashed against the wall
3. (transitive)
to hit forcefully and suddenly
4. (transitive) tennis, squash, badminton
to hit (the ball) fast and powerfully, esp with an overhead stroke
5. (transitive)
to defeat or wreck (persons, theories, etc)
6. (transitive)
to make bankrupt
7. (intransitive)
to collide violently; crash
8. (intransitive; often foll by up)
to go bankrupt
9.  smash it
10.  smash someone's face in
noun
11. 
an act, instance, or sound of smashing or the state of being smashed
12. 
a violent collision, esp of vehicles
13. 
a total failure or collapse, as of a business
14. tennis, squash, badminton
a fast and powerful overhead stroke
15. informal
a. 
something having popular success
b. 
(in combination)
smash-hit
16. slang
loose change; coins

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Smash

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verb transitive
1. 
to break or shatter into pieces with noise or violence
2. 
to hit (a tennis ball, badminton bird, etc.) with a hard overhand stroke
3. 
to hit with a hard, heavy blow or impact
4. 
to ruin completely; defeat utterly; wreck
verb intransitive
5. 
to break into pieces
6. 
to be destroyed; come to ruin
7. 
to collide with crushing force
8. 
to move by smashing or with force
noun
9. 
a hard, heavy hit or blow; specif., a hard overhand stroke, as in tennis, that is difficult to return
10. 
a. 
a violent, noisy breaking or shattering
b. 
the sound of this
11. 
a. 
a violent collision
b. 
a wreck
12. 
complete ruin or defeat; total failure, esp. in business
13. 
an iced drink made of bruised mint leaves, sugar, soda water, and an alcoholic liquor
14.  US
an overwhelming popular success
adjective US
15. 
that is a smash (sense 14)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Smash

see synonyms of smash
v. smashed, smash·ing, smash·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To break (something) into pieces suddenly, noisily, and violently; shatter. See Synonyms at break.
b. To render (something) into a mush or pulp, as by throwing or crushing: smashed the tomatoes against the wall. See Synonyms at crush.
2.
a. To strike with a heavy blow or impact: The boxer smashed his opponent in the ribs. The bulldozer smashed down the barricade.
b. Sports To hit (a ball, puck, or shuttlecock) in a forceful overhand stroke.
c. To cause to come into forceful contact with something: stood up and smashed his head against the cabinet door.
3. To crush or destroy completely: The army smashed the rebellion.
4. To surpass or outdo by a large margin: smashed the record for goals in a season.
v.intr.
1. To move and strike or collide suddenly, noisily, and violently: The car smashed into a tree.
2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision: The dish smashed when it hit the floor.
3. Sports To hit a ball, puck, or shuttlecock in a forceful overhand stroke.
4. To go bankrupt.
n.
1.
a. A heavy blow or collision: The smash knocked over the signpost.
b. Sports A forceful overhand stroke, as in tennis or badminton.
2. A violent breaking of something or the noise made by such breaking: There was a loud smash in the kitchen as the dishes fell off the shelf.
3.
a. Total defeat or destruction; ruin.
b. Financial failure; bankruptcy.
4.
a. A drink made of mint, sugar, soda water, and alcoholic liquor, usually brandy.
b. A soft drink made of crushed fruit.
5. Informal A resounding success: The play was a smash on Broadway.
adj.
Informal
Of, relating to, or being a resounding success: a smash hit on Broadway.
adv.
With a sudden violent crash.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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