Definitions for: Smash


[n] a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"
[n] the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
[n] a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
[n] a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
[n] a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
[adv] with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"
[v] break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
[v] hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
[v] damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"



Webster (1913) Definition: Smash, v. t. (Lawn Tennis)
To hit (the ball) from above the level of the net with a very
hard overhand stroke.


Smash (sm[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smashed
(sm[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Smashing.] [Cf. Sw. smisk a
blow, stroke, smiska to strike, dial. Sw. smaske to kiss with
a noise, and E. smack a loud kiss, a slap.]
To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.

Here everything is broken and smashed to pieces.
--Burke.


Smash, v. i.
To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of
collision or pressure.


Smash, n.
1. A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.

2. Hence, bankruptcy. [Colloq.]

Synonyms: bang, bang, bang up, bash, belt, blast, boom, crash, dash, hit, knock, nail, overhead, smash up, smasher, smashingly, smash-up, strike

See Also: blow, break, bump, collision, damage, hit, hitting, impaction, impingement, return, sleeper, striking, success

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