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smash
- 1) verb, to break into pieces violently and usually noisily
- 2) verb, to throw or crash (against) vigorously, causing shattering
- 3) verb, to hit forcefully and suddenly
- 4) verb, tennis squash badminton to hit (the ball) fast and powerfully, esp with an overhead stroke
- 5) verb, to defeat or wreck (persons, theories, etc)
- 6) verb, to make bankrupt
- 7) verb, to collide violently; crash
- 8) verb, to go bankrupt
- 9) verb, smash someone's face in to beat someone severely
- 10) noun, an act, instance, or sound of smashing or the state of being smashed
- 11) noun, a violent collision, esp of vehicles
- 12) noun, a total failure or collapse, as of a business
- 13) noun, tennis squash badminton a fast and powerful overhead stroke
- 14) noun, a) something having popular success b) (in combination)
- 15) noun, slang loose change; coins
- 16) adverb, with a smash
Etymology
C18: probably from sm(ack2 + m)ash
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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Informal success, collision, crash, accident, smash-up (informal), crash, smashing, clatter, clash, bang, thunder, racket, din, clatter, clang, break, crush, shatter, crack, demolish, shiver, disintegrate, pulverize, shatter, break, disintegrate, split, crack, explode, splinter, collide, crash, clash, destroy, ruin, wreck, total (slang), defeat, overthrow, trash (slang), Informal hit, winner, triumph (informal), belter (slang), sensation