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| 1. | [ verb ] hit hard | |
| Synonyms: | blast boom nail | |
| Examples: | "He smashed a 3-run homer" |
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| Related terms: | hit blast | |
| 2. | [ verb ] break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over | |
| Synonyms: | dash | |
| Examples: | "Smash a plate" |
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| Related terms: | break break knock | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a vigorous blow | |
| Synonyms: | bang bash belt knock | |
| Examples: | "the sudden knock floored him" "he took a bash right in his face" "he got a bang on the head" |
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| Related terms: | bump slam sock belt | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) | |
| Synonyms: | smash-up | |
| Related terms: | collision motor_vehicle | |
| 5. | [ verb ] break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow | |
| Examples: | "The window smashed" |
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| Related terms: | break | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the act of colliding with something | |
| Synonyms: | crash collision | |
| Examples: | "his crash through the window" "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" |
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| Related terms: | hit impingement crash | |
| 7. | [ verb ] damage or destroy as if by violence | |
| Synonyms: | smash_up bang_up | |
| Examples: | "The teenager banged up the car of his mother" |
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| Related terms: | damage knock | |
| 8. | [ adverb ] with a loud crash | |
| Synonyms: | smashingly | |
| Examples: | "the car went smash through the fence" |
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| 9. | [ verb ] collide or strike violently and suddenly | |
| Examples: | "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail" |
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| Related terms: | collide | |
| 10. | [ verb ] overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) | |
| Examples: | "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off" |
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| Related terms: | demolish | |
| 11. | [ verb ] humiliate or depress completely | |
| Synonyms: | demolish crush | |
| Examples: | "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation" "The death of her son smashed her" |
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| Related terms: | humiliate demolition | |
| 12. | [ verb ] hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke | |
| Related terms: | hit overhead | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (sport,tennis) a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head | |
| Synonyms: | overhead | |
| Related terms: | return | |
| 14. | [ verb ] hit violently | |
| Examples: | "She smashed her car against the guard rail" |
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| Related terms: | hit | |
| 15. | [ verb ] reduce to bankruptcy | |
| Synonyms: | bankrupt break ruin | |
| Examples: | "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!" "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" |
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| Related terms: | impoverish bankruptcy | |
| 16. | [ noun ] a conspicuous success | |
| Synonyms: | hit smasher strike bang | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | success sleeper blockbuster | |
| Similar spelling: |
Smoak smooch |
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