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smash
[smash]
verb (used with object)
to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter.
He smashed the vase against the wall.
to defeat, disappoint, or disillusion utterly.
to hit or strike (someone or something) with force.
to overthrow or destroy something considered as harmful.
They smashed the drug racket.
to ruin financially.
The depression smashed him.
Synonyms: bankruptTennis, Badminton, Table Tennis., to hit (a ball or shuttlecock) overhead or overhand with a hard downward motion, causing the shot to move very swiftly and to strike the ground or table usually at a sharp angle.
verb (used without object)
to break to pieces from a violent blow or collision.
to dash with a shattering or crushing force or with great violence; crash (usually followed by against, into, through, etc.).
to become financially ruined or bankrupt (often followed byup ).
to flatten and compress the signatures of a book in a press before binding.
noun
the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
Synonyms: crashthe sound of such a smash.
a blow, hit, or slap.
a destructive collision, as between automobiles.
a smashed or shattered condition.
a process or state of collapse, ruin, or destruction.
the total smash that another war would surely bring.
financial failure or ruin.
Informal., smash hit.
a drink made of brandy, or other liquor, with sugar, water, mint, and ice.
Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis.
an overhead or overhand stroke in which the ball or shuttlecock is hit with a hard, downward motion causing it to move very swiftly and to strike the ground or table usually at a sharp angle.
a ball hit with such a stroke.
adjective
of, relating to, or constituting a great success.
That composer has written many smash tunes.
smash
/ smæʃ /
verb
to break into pieces violently and usually noisily
to throw or crash (against) vigorously, causing shattering
he smashed the equipment
it smashed against the wall
(tr) to hit forcefully and suddenly
(tr) tennis squash badminton to hit (the ball) fast and powerfully, esp with an overhead stroke
(tr) to defeat or wreck (persons, theories, etc)
(tr) to make bankrupt
(intr) to collide violently; crash
to go bankrupt
informal, to beat someone severely
noun
an act, instance, or sound of smashing or the state of being smashed
a violent collision, esp of vehicles
a total failure or collapse, as of a business
tennis squash badminton a fast and powerful overhead stroke
informal
something having popular success
( in combination )
smash-hit
slang, loose change; coins
adverb
with a smash
Other Word Forms
- smashable adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of smash1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He listens to self-help tapes and goes out with coworkers for karaoke, where he belts out Atomic Kitten’s girl-group smash “Whole Again” without a trace of irony or self-consciousness.
The lead voice actor in global box office smash Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle says he's been "blown away" by the anime film's success.
Safe to say, that goal is off to a smashing start.
Their Eastside quartet, Cannibal and the Headhunters, had a spring smash with “Land of 1,000 Dances.”
He showed excellent awareness to lay the ball off for Savinho to smash home the second and secure a passage into the fourth round of the competition, where City will travel to Championship side Swansea.
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