English dictionary
smash
adverbAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adverb
- with a loud crash
noun
- a conspicuous success
noun
- the act of colliding with something
noun
- a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
noun
- a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
noun
- a vigorous blow
verb
- break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
verb
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
verb
- overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
verb
- hit with great force
verb
- collide or strike violently and suddenly
verb
- hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
verb
- damage or destroy as if by violence
verb
- humiliate or depress completely
verb
- hit violently
verb
- reduce to bankruptcy
Example sentences
the car went smash through the fence
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
his crash through the window
the fullback's smash into the defensive line
the sudden knock floored him
he took a bash right in his face
he got a bang on the head
The window smashed
Smash a plate
The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off
He smashed a 3-run homer
The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail
The teenager banged up the car of his mother
She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
The death of her son smashed her
She smashed her car against the guard rail
My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
The slump in the financial markets smashed him