Smash - Definition

adv 1: with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"
[syn: smash, smashingly]
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, smash, belt]
2: a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) [syn:
smash, smash-up]
3: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head [syn:
overhead, smash]
4: the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the
window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" [syn:
crash, smash]
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,
smash, smasher, strike, bang]
v 1: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: smash, nail,
boom, blast]
2: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a
plate" [syn: smash, 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, smash]
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, smash, demolish]
6: damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up
the car of his mother" [syn: bang up, smash up, smash]
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"