smash, smashingly
(adverb) with a loud crash; “the car went smash through the fence”
hit, smash, smasher, strike, bang
(noun) 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”
crash, smash
(noun) the act of colliding with something; “his crash through the window”; “the fullback’s smash into the defensive line”
overhead, smash
(noun) a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
smash, smash-up
(noun) a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
knock, bash, bang, smash, belt
(noun) a vigorous blow; “the sudden knock floored him”; “he took a bash right in his face”; “he got a bang on the head”
smash, dash
(verb) break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; “Smash a plate”
smash
(verb) overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); “The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off”
smash, nail, boom, blast
(verb) hit hard; “He smashed a 3-run homer”
smash
(verb) collide or strike violently and suddenly; “The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail”
smash
(verb) hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
crush, smash
(verb) humiliate or depress completely; “She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation”; “The death of her son smashed her”
smash
(verb) hit violently; “She smashed her car against the guard rail”
bankrupt, ruin, break, smash
(verb) reduce to bankruptcy; “My daughter’s fancy wedding is going to break me!”; “The slump in the financial markets smashed him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
smash (plural smashes)
The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
(British, colloquial) A traffic collision.
(colloquial) Something very successful.
(entertainment) Of a product aiming at aesthetics (as music), what is catchy and a runner.
(cooking) Something which convinces the guests or anyone who is to taste the food.
What has visually appealing features, reaching out to a high degree of attractiveness.
(tennis) A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
(colloquial, archaic) A bankruptcy.
A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.
• (sound of a violent impact): crash
• (colloquial: traffic accident): crash
• (colloquial: something very successful): smash hit
smash (third-person singular simple present smashes, present participle smashing, simple past and past participle smashed)
To break (something brittle) violently.
(intransitive) To be destroyed by being smashed.
To hit extremely hard.
(figuratively) To ruin completely and suddenly.
(transitive, figuratively) To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success.
(US) To deform through continuous pressure.
(transitive, slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.
• (break violently): dash, shatter
• (be destroyed by being smashed): shatter
• (hit extremely hard): pound, thump, wallop; see also hit
• (ruin completely and suddenly): dash
• (defeat overwhelmingly): slaughter, trounce
• (have sexual intercourse with): coitize, go to bed with, sleep with; see also copulate with
• HMSAS, SAHMs, Sahms, shams
Source: Wiktionary
Smash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smashed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Smashing.] Etym: [Cf. Sw. smisk a blow, stroke, smiska to strike, dial. Sw. smaske to kiss with a noise, and E. smack a loud kiss, a slap.]
Definition: To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush. Here everything is broken and smashed to pieces. Burke.
Smash, v. i.
Definition: To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure.
Smash, n.
1. A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.
2. Hence, bankruptcy. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
