smash

noun

in tennis, a very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward
the sound of a violent impact
something very successful

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adverb

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verb

to break something violently
to be destroyed by being smashed
to hit extremely hard
break violently
move violently, so as to break apart

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /smæʃ/

noun

Etymology: Uncertain, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Swedish smask (“to smack with the lips”), dialectal Swedish smaska (“to smack, kiss”), Danish smaske (“to smack with the lips”), Low German smaksen (“to smack with the lips, kiss”).

The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
“I could hear the screech of the brakes, then the horrible smash of cars colliding.”
“The display cabinet hit the floor with a smash.”
A traffic collision.
“The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash.”
“The footage of this scene has been re-used in several later films where a good, convincing train smash was required, notably in "Seven Sinners" (1937).”
Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
“This new show is sure to be a smash.”
“The dress is a smash.”
A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
“A smash may not be as pretty as a good half volley, but it can still win points.”
“A Nadal forehand into the net gave Djokovic the set and the Spaniard appeared rattled, firing a smash over the baseline in a rare moment of promise at 30-30 at the start of the third.”
A bankruptcy.
“Supposing a man has for the space of a month carried on trade in a showy shop in Cheapside, and then comes a smash, — is he not to be held a trader within the bankrupt law, because no one can swear that he has traded for four months?”
A disaster; a bad situation.
““There’s nowhere else to go to now, for the people at the Cripples are all in custody, and the bar of the ken—I went up there and see it with my own eyes—is filled with traps.” “This is a smash,” observed Toby, biting his lips. “There’s more than one will go with this.””
A mashed foodstuff.
“[…] the saltbush dukkah, avocado and feta smash.”
A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.
Airspeed; dynamic pressure.
“Then, for Horner's red team, it became just a matter of gaining sufficient smash (airspeed) to convert on them and film them with gun cameras.”
Destruction.
“I went back with him to the Admiral Benbow, and you cannot imagine a house in such a state of smash; the very clock had been thrown down by these fellows in their furious hunt after my mother and myself; […]”
“The door panels were in a normal state of smash, but the frame of the door resisted all besiegers, and behind it the owner carried on his varied pursuits […]”

verb

To break (something brittle) violently.
“The demolition team smashed the buildings to rubble.”
“The flying rock smashed the window to pieces.”
To be destroyed by being smashed.
“The crockery smashed as it hit the floor.”
To hit extremely hard.
“He smashed his head against the table.”
“Bonds smashed the ball 467 feet, the second longest home run in the history of the park.”
To ruin completely and suddenly.
“The news smashed any hopes of a reunion.”
To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.
“The Indians smashed the Yankees 22-0.”
“I really smashed that English exam.”
To deform through continuous pressure.
“I slowly smashed the modeling clay flat with the palm of my hand.”
“Using a fork, smash the avocado with all the remaining ingredients.”
To have sex with.
“Would you smash her?”
“Farmersonly.com. A website that begs the question, what kind of bitch only smashes with farmers?”
Synonym of go to smash (“to go to ruin; to fail disastrously”).
“"What would have become of the gems had the bank smashed?" asked Marie in a timid and rather tearful voice, for it was a terrible thought to think that her dreams might dissolve into thin air.”
To pass counterfeit money.