Smash - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |smæʃ|  American pronunciation of the word smash
Brit.  |smæʃ|  British pronunciation of the word smash

noun

- a vigorous blow (syn: bang, bash, belt, knock)
- a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) (syn: smash-up)
- a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head (syn: overhead)
- the act of colliding with something (syn: crash)
the fullback's smash into the defensive line
- a conspicuous success (syn: bang, hit, smasher, strike)
that new Broadway show is a real smasher

verb

- hit hard (syn: blast, boom, nail)
He smashed a 3-run homer
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over (syn: dash)
- reduce to bankruptcy (syn: bankrupt, break, ruin)
The slump in the financial markets smashed him
- hit violently
She smashed her car against the guard rail
- humiliate or depress completely (syn: crush)
The death of her son smashed her
- damage or destroy as if by violence (syn: bang up, smash up)
- hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
- collide or strike violently and suddenly
The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail
- overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off
- break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
The window smashed

adverb

- with a loud crash
the car went smash through the fence

Extra examples

The new movie is a smash.

She was a smash at the party.

His new song promises to be a smash hit.

The vase fell to the ground with a loud smash.

She hit an overhand smash that won the match.

He smashed the vase with a hammer.

The ball smashed the window.

The vase fell and smashed to pieces.

He smashed into the wall.

She smashed the ball deep into the opposite corner.

He was near to death after a car smash.

There is no saying what day a smash may come.

It is the public who decide if a film is a smash or a flop.

The smash is perhaps the most vulnerable stroke in the game.

Drunken yobs smash up shops.

Phrasal verbs

smash up  — damage or destroy as if by violence

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: smash
he/she/it: smashes
present participle: smashing
past tense: smashed
past participle: smashed
noun
singular: smash
plural: smashes
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