| smash | | |
| n. (event) | 1. bang, bash, belt, knock, smash | a vigorous blow.; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" |
| ~ blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| n. (event) | 2. smash, smash-up | a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles). |
| ~ automotive vehicle, motor vehicle | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails. |
| ~ collision | an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object.; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill" |
| n. (act) | 3. overhead, smash | a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head. |
| ~ return | a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player.; "he won the point on a cross-court return" |
| n. (act) | 4. crash, smash | the act of colliding with something.; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" |
| ~ hitting, hit, striking | the act of contacting one thing with another.; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" |
| ~ impingement, impaction | a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something. |
| n. (act) | 5. bang, hit, smash, smasher, strike | 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" |
| ~ success | an attainment that is successful.; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| ~ megahit, smash hit, blockbuster | an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel). |
| ~ sleeper | an unexpected hit.; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer" |
| v. (contact) | 6. blast, boom, nail, smash | hit hard.; "He smashed a 3-run homer" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (change) | 7. dash, smash | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over.; "Smash a plate" |
| ~ smash | break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow.; "The window smashed" |
| ~ break | destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments.; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" |
| ~ knock down, blast | shatter as if by explosion. |
| v. (possession) | 8. bankrupt, break, ruin, smash | reduce to bankruptcy.; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" |
| ~ impoverish | make poor. |
| v. (motion) | 9. smash | hit violently.; "She smashed her car against the guard rail" |
| ~ hit, strike | drive something violently into a location.; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling" |
| v. (emotion) | 10. crush, demolish, smash | humiliate or depress completely.; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" |
| ~ abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify | cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of.; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
| v. (contact) | 11. bang up, smash, smash up | damage or destroy as if by violence.; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother" |
| ~ damage | inflict damage upon.; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" |
| v. (contact) | 12. smash | hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke. |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| v. (contact) | 13. smash | collide or strike violently and suddenly.; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail" |
| ~ clash, collide | crash together with violent impact.; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" |
| v. (competition) | 14. smash | overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful).; "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off" |
| ~ demolish, destroy | defeat soundly.; "The home team demolished the visitors" |
| v. (change) | 15. smash | break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow.; "The window smashed" |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
| ~ dash, smash | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over.; "Smash a plate" |
| adv. | 16. smash, smashingly | with a loud crash.; "the car went smash through the fence" |
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