smash

smash [smash]

vt.

[prob. < s-, intens. + MASH]

1. to break or shatter into pieces with noise or violence

2. to hit (a tennis ball, badminton bird, etc.) with a hard overhand stroke

3. to hit with a hard, heavy blow or impact

4. to ruin completely; defeat utterly; wreck

vi.

1. to break into pieces

2. to be destroyed; come to ruin

3. to collide with crushing force

4. to move by smashing or with force

n.

1. a hard, heavy hit or blow; specif., a hard overhand stroke, as in tennis, that is difficult to return

2.

a) a violent, noisy breaking or shattering

b) the sound of this

c) a violent collision

d) a wreck

3. complete ruin or defeat; total failure, esp. in business

4. an iced drink made of bruised mint leaves, sugar, soda water, and an alcoholic liquor

☆ 5. an overwhelming popular success

adj.

☆ that is a SMASH (n. 6)

SYN.- BREAK

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go to smash Informal

1. to become smashed, broken, or ruined

2. to fail completely