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smash
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- pronunciation:
- smaesh
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
smashes, smashing, smashed |
| definition 1: |
to break (something) into small pieces by hitting, throwing, or dropping, often noisily.
To escape the flames, they smashed the windows.- synonyms:
- break, dash, demolish, shatter
- similar words:
- crash, crumble, crunch, crush, pulverize, splinter
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| definition 2: |
to hit (someone or something) hard; batter.
She smashed him on the head with a brick.- synonyms:
- bash, hit, strike
- similar words:
- batter, beat, belt, clobber, mash, pound, slam, smite, whack
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| definition 3: |
to spoil completely; ruin.
Her rejection of him smashed his dreams.- synonyms:
- demolish, destroy, ruin, shatter, spoil
- similar words:
- crash, dash, devastate, pulverize, ravage, wreck
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| definition 4: |
in tennis and similar sports, to hit (a ball) downward with a forceful overhand stroke.
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| related words: |
bump, clash, crumb, demolish, hit, quash, shatter, stamp, total, wreck |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to crack into pieces.
The windows smashed during the earthquake.- synonyms:
- break, crack, crash, shatter
- similar words:
- crumble, splinter
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| definition 2: |
to crash or slam with great force (usu. fol. by against, into, through, or the like).
The car smashed into the telephone pole.- synonyms:
- batter, hit, strike
- similar words:
- beat, collide, crash, crunch, dash, slam
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| definition 3: |
in tennis and similar sports, to hit a ball downward with a forceful overhand stroke.
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| related words: |
bump, burst, hit, knock, shatter, shock, wreck |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or an instance of smashing.
- synonyms:
- breaking, crash, shattering
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| definition 2: |
the sound produced by this.
- synonyms:
- crash
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| definition 3: |
a collision or wreck, esp. of automobiles.
- synonyms:
- collision, crack-up, crash, smash-up, wreck
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| definition 4: |
in tennis and similar sports, a forceful overhand stroke that sends the ball downward.
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| definition 5: |
(informal) something that is very popular; a complete success.
Their latest show is a real smash.- synonyms:
- hit, success, triumph
- antonyms:
- flop
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| related words: |
bump, crunch, crush, dash, triumph |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
(informal) of, relating to, or being a popular success.
The song was a smash hit.- similar words:
- popular, successful, triumphal
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| derivation: |
smashable (adj.) |
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