smash

smash - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ a conspicuous success
e.g.)
・that new Broadway show is a real smasher
→ bang , hit , smasher , strike

[ noun ]
■ the act of colliding with something
e.g.)
・the fullback's smash into the defensive line
→ crash

[ noun ]
■ a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
→ overhead

[ noun ]
■ a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
→ smash-up

[ noun ]
■ a vigorous blow
→ bang , bash , belt , knock

[ verb ]
■ break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
e.g.)
・The window smashed

[ verb ]
■ break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
e.g.)
・Smash a plate
→ dash

[ verb ]
■ overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
e.g.)
・The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off

[ verb ]
■ hit hard
e.g.)
・He smashed a 3-run homer
→ blast , boom , nail

[ verb ]
■ collide or strike violently and suddenly
e.g.)
・The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail

[ verb ]
■ hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

[ verb ]
■ damage or destroy as if by violence
→ bang up , smash up

[ verb ]
■ humiliate or depress completely
e.g.)
・The death of her son smashed her
→ crush , demolish

[ verb ]
■ hit violently
e.g.)
・She smashed her car against the guard rail

[ verb ]
■ reduce to bankruptcy
e.g.)
・The slump in the financial markets smashed him
→ bankrupt , break , ruin

[ adverb ]
■ with a loud crash
e.g.)
・the car went smash through the fence
→ smashingly