smash in English dictionary

  • smash

    Meanings and definitions of "smash"

    • The sound of a violent impact, to strike violently.
    • (UK, colloquial) A traffic accident.
    • (colloquial, entertainment) Something very successful.
    • (tennis) A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
    • (slang) To have sex.
    • To break (something brittle) violently.
    • To hit extremely hard.
    • (figuratively) To ruin completely and suddenly.
    • (transitive, figuratively) To defeat overwhelmingly.
    • (US) To deform through continuous pressure.
    • (intransitive) To be destroyed by being smashed.
    • noun
      The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
    • noun
      (Britain, colloquial)
      A traffic accident.
    • noun
      (colloquial, entertainment)
      Something very successful.
    • noun
      (tennis)
      A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
    • noun
      (colloquial, archaic)
      A bankruptcy.
    • verb
      To break (something brittle) violently.
    • verb
      To hit extremely hard.
    • verb
      (figuratively)
      To ruin completely and suddenly.
    • verb
      (transitive, figuratively)
      To defeat overwhelmingly.
    • verb
      (US)
      To deform through continuous pressure.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To be destroyed by being smashed.
    • verb
      (transitive, slang, vulgar, of a man)
      To have sexual intercourse with.
    • sound of a violent impact
    • colloquial: something very successful
    • in tennis
    • to break violently
    • hit extremely hard
    • figuratively: to ruin completely and suddenly
    • figuratively: to defeat overwhelmingly
    • be destroyed by being smashed
    • (to) crack
    • drive in (e.g. nail, stake)
    • adverb
      with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"
    • noun
      a conspicuous success; "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"
    • noun
      a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
    • noun
      a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
    • noun
      a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
    • noun
      the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
    • verb
      break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
    • verb
      break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"
    • verb
      collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"
    • verb
      damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
    • verb
      hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
    • verb
      hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
    • verb
      hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail"
    • verb
      humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
    • verb
      overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"
    • verb
      reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

    Synonyms of "smash" in English dictionary

    separate, damage, abase are the top synonyms of "smash" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of smash

    • smash ( plural  smashes)
    • smash, smashed, smashing, smashes
    • smash ( third-person singular simple present smashes, present participle smashing, simple past and past participle smashed)
    • smash (plural smashes)
    • smash (third-person singular simple present smashes, present participle smashing, simple past and past participle smashed)
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