smash

Plural: smashes

Noun

• a vigorous blow
• a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
• a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
• the act of colliding with something
  • "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
• a conspicuous success
  • "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"
• The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
• A traffic collision.
• Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
• A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
• A bankruptcy.
• A disaster; a bad situation.
• A mashed foodstuff.
• A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.
• Airspeed; dynamic pressure.
• Destruction.

Verb

Verb Forms: smashed, smashing, smashes

• To break into pieces violently or forcefully.
• hit hard
  • "He smashed a 3-run homer"
• break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
  • "Smash a plate"
• reduce to bankruptcy
  • "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
• hit violently
  • "She smashed her car against the guard rail"
• humiliate or depress completely
  • "The death of her son smashed her"
• damage or destroy as if by violence
• hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
• collide or strike violently and suddenly
  • "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"
• overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
  • "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"
• break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
  • "The window smashed"
• To break (something brittle) violently.
• To be destroyed by being smashed.
• To hit extremely hard.
• To ruin completely and suddenly.
• To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.
• To deform through continuous pressure.
• To have sex with.
• Synonym of go to smash (“to go to ruin; to fail disastrously”).
• To pass counterfeit money.

Adverb

• with a loud crash
  • "the car went smash through the fence"

Examples

• A smash may not be as pretty as a good half volley, but it can still win points.
• Bonds smashed the ball 467 feet, the second longest home run in the history of the park.
• He smashed his head against the table.
• I could hear the screech of the brakes, then the horrible smash of cars colliding.
• I really smashed that English exam.
• I slowly smashed the modeling clay flat with the palm of my hand.
• I watched my Words With Friends opponent SMASH my high score with a perfectly placed 7-letter word.
• The crockery smashed as it hit the floor.
• The demolition team smashed the buildings to rubble.
• The display cabinet hit the floor with a smash.
• The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash.
• The flying rock smashed the window to pieces.
• The Indians smashed the Yankees 22-0.
• The news smashed any hopes of a reunion.
• This new show is sure to be a smash.
• Would you smash her?

Synonyms

bang, bang up, bankrupt, bash, belt, blast, boom, break, crash, crush, dash, demolish, hit, knock, nail, overhead, ruin, smash up, smash-up, smasher, smashingly, strike, coitize, copulate with, go to bed with, go to smash, pound, shatter, slaughter, sleep with, smash hit, thump, trounce, wallop

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