| 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" |
| spike | | |
| n. (event) | 1. spike | a transient variation in voltage or current. |
| ~ electrical discharge | a discharge of electricity. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. spike | sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes.; "spikes provide greater traction" |
| ~ climbing iron, crampon, crampoon, climber | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing. |
| ~ piton | a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold. |
| ~ pricket | a sharp metal spike to hold a candle. |
| ~ shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material. |
| ~ sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport. |
| n. (plant) | 3. capitulum, ear, spike | fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn. |
| ~ corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays | tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times. |
| ~ mealie | an ear of corn. |
| ~ fruit | the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant. |
| n. (plant) | 4. spike | (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis. |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| ~ inflorescence | the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk. |
| ~ spadix | the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe. |
| n. (event) | 5. spike | a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline.; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor" |
| ~ rise | a growth in strength or number or importance. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. spike, spike heel, stiletto heel | a very high narrow heel on women's shoes. |
| ~ heel | the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. spike | each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves).; "the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game"; "golfers' spikes damage the putting greens" |
| ~ gaff | a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock. |
| ~ point | sharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. spike | a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur). |
| ~ projection | any structure that branches out from a central support. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. spike | a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal).; "one of the spikes impaled him" |
| ~ implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. spike, spindle | any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object.; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order" |
| ~ holding device | a device for holding something. |
| n. (artifact) | 11. spike | a large stout nail.; "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie" |
| ~ nail | a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener. |
| v. (social) | 12. spike | stand in the way of. |
| ~ banish, bar, relegate | expel, as if by official decree.; "he was banished from his own country" |
| v. (contact) | 13. empale, impale, spike, transfix | pierce with a sharp stake or point.; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" |
| ~ pierce, thrust | penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument. |
| ~ pin | pierce with a pin.; "pin down the butterfly" |
| ~ spear | pierce with a spear.; "spear fish" |
| v. (contact) | 14. spike | secure with spikes. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (change) | 15. spike, spike out | bring forth a spike or spikes.; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| v. (change) | 16. fortify, lace, spike | add alcohol to (beverages).; "the punch is spiked!" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 17. spike | manifest a sharp increase.; "the voltage spiked" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
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