Smash

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Smash \Smash\ (sm[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smashed}
     (sm[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smashing}.] [Cf. Sw. smisk a
     blow, stroke, smiska to strike, dial. Sw. smaske to kiss with
     a noise, and E. smack a loud kiss, a slap.]
     1. To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to
        crush.


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              Here everything is broken and smashed to pieces.
                                                    --Burke.
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     2. (Lawn Tennis) To hit (the ball) from above the level of
        the net with a very hard overhand stroke.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Smash \Smash\, v. i.
     To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of
     collision or pressure.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Smash \Smash\, n.
     1. A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.
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     2. Hence, bankruptcy. [Colloq.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  smash
       n 1: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a
            bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
            [syn: {knock}, {bash}, {bang}, {belt}]
       2: a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) [syn: {smash-up}]
       3: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head [syn:
          {overhead}]
       4: the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the
          window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
          [syn: {crash}]
       5: 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"
          [syn: {hit}, {smasher}, {strike}, {bang}]
       adv : with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"
             [syn: {smashingly}]
       v 1: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: {nail}, {boom}, {blast}]
       2: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a
          plate" [syn: {dash}]
       3: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going
          to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed
          him" [syn: {bankrupt}, {ruin}, {break}]
       4: hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail"
       5: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his
          refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed
          her" [syn: {crush}, {demolish}]
       6: damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up
          the car of his mother" [syn: {bang up}, {smash up}]
       7: hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
       8: collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle
          smashed into the guard rail"
       9: overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful);
          "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped
          off"
       10: break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The
           window smashed"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  429 Moby Thesaurus words for "smash":
     Waterloo, abrade, accident, annihilate, appulse, asphyxiate,
     atomize, bang, bang into, bash, bastinado, bat, be poised,
     bear market, bearish market, beat, beat down, beating, belt, bend,
     best seller, biff, big hit, billow, blast, blow, blow down, bonk,
     boom, bottle up, bray, break, break down, break into pieces,
     break to pieces, break up, breakdown, breaking up, breakup,
     brecciate, brilliant success, bring down, brunt, bulldoze,
     bulldozing, bulling, bump, bump into, burn down, burst, butter,
     calamity, cannon, carambole, carom, carom into, cast down,
     casualty, cataclysm, cataplasm, catastrophe, cave, cave-in, censor,
     chew, choke off, chop, chop down, clamp down on, clap, clash,
     cleave, clip, clobber, clout, clump, collapse, collide, collision,
     comb, come into collision, comedown, comminute, concuss,
     concussion, confront each other, conquer, conquering, conquest,
     contretemps, contriturate, cork, cork up, crack, crack down on,
     crack up, crack-up, crash, crash into, cropper, crumb, crumble,
     crump, crunch, crush, cushion, cut, cut down, cut to pieces,
     damp down, dash, dash into, deathblow, debacle, decimate,
     declining market, defeat, deflation, demolish, dental pulp,
     destruction, diffuse, dig, dint, disassemble, disaster,
     disintegrate, dismantle, disperse, disrupt, downfall, drown, drub,
     drubbing, drumming, ease, ebb and flow, encounter, extinguish, fad,
     failure, fall, fall foul of, fell, fission, flatten, flour, fluff,
     foul, fragment, fusillade, gag, gas, gasser, gentle, grain,
     granulate, granulize, grate, great success, grief, grind,
     grind to powder, hammering, heave, hiding, hit, hit against,
     hold down, humble, hurt, hurtle, ill hap, impact, impinge,
     impingement, jab, jar, jolt, jump on, keep down, keep under, kill,
     killing, knead, knock, knock against, knock down, knock over,
     knockout, lambasting, lathering, laxate, level, levigate, lick,
     licking, lift, limber, limber up, loosen, macerate,
     make mincemeat of, mash, massage, master, mastery, masticate,
     mauling, meet, meeting, mellow, meteoric success, milden, mill,
     mince, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, mollify,
     momentary success, mow down, mush, muzzle, nasty blow, nose dive,
     off market, onslaught, overcoming, override, overthrow, overturn,
     paper pulp, pash, paste, peak, pelf, pelt, percuss, percussion,
     pestle, pick to pieces, pileup, pith, plaster, plump, plunk, poke,
     popple, porridge, poultice, pound, pour water on, powder, pratfall,
     prostrate, pudding, pull down, pull in pieces, pull to pieces,
     pulp, pulp lead, pulpify, pulpwood, pulverize, punch, put down,
     quash, quell, quench, quietus, rag pulp, ramming, rap, rase, raze,
     reduce, reduce to powder, reduce to rubble, relax, rend,
     repercussion, repress, resounding triumph, retreating market,
     rhino, ride down, riot, rise, rise and fall, rive, roaring success,
     rocks, roll, ruin, run into, sag, sagging market, sauce, scatter,
     scend, scratch, scrunch, send, sensation, shake up, shard, shatter,
     shekels, shipwreck, shiver, shock, shred, shut down on, sideswipe,
     silence, sit down on, sit on, slam, slam into, sledgehammering,
     slog, slug, slump, smack, smack into, smash hit, smash into,
     smash up, smash-up, smashing, smashup, smatter, smother, sock,
     soft market, soften, soften up, splinter, split, sponge, squash,
     squelch, squish, staggering blow, stanch, steamroller, stifle,
     strangle, strike, strike against, stroke, stuff, stultify, stumble,
     stumpy, subdual, subdue, subduing, subjugate, subjugation,
     successful, suffocate, sugar, sulfate pulp, sulfite pulp, sunder,
     supple, suppress, surge, swat, swell, swing, swipe, tailspin,
     take apart, take down, tattoo, tear apart, tear down,
     tear to pieces, tear to shreds, tear to tatters, tenderize,
     thrashing, throttle, throw down, thrusting, thump, thwack,
     tone down, toss, total, total loss, tragedy, trample down,
     trample underfoot, tread underfoot, trimming, triturate, triumph,
     trouncing, tumble, tune down, unbuild, undo, undoing, undulate,
     unmake, vanquish, vanquishment, wallop, wampum, washout, wave,
     welt, whack, wham, whipping, white lead, whomp, whop, wood pulp,
     wow, wrack, wrack up, wreck, yerk