smash (noun)
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]
smash
(verb)
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"