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smash  (smsh)

v. smashed, smash·ing, smash·es

v.tr.

1. To break (something) into pieces suddenly, noisily, and violently; shatter. See Synonyms at break.

2.

a. To throw or dash (something) violently so as to shatter or crush. See Synonyms at crush.

b. To strike with a heavy blow; batter.

3. Sports To hit (a ball or shuttlecock) in a forceful overhand stroke.

4. To crush or destroy completely: smashed all resistance.

v.intr.

1. To strike or collide suddenly, noisily, and violently: The car smashed into a tree.

2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision.

3. Sports To hit a ball or shuttlecock in a forceful overhand stroke.

4. To be crushed or destroyed.

5. To go bankrupt.

n.

1.

a. The act or sound of smashing.

b. The condition of having been smashed.

2.

a. Total defeat or destruction; ruin.

b. Financial failure; bankruptcy.

3. A collision or crash.

4.

a. A drink made of mint, sugar, soda water, and alcoholic liquor, usually brandy.

b. A soft drink made of crushed fruit.

5. Sports A forceful overhand stroke, as in tennis or badminton.

6. Informal A resounding success: The play was a smash on Broadway.

adj. Informal

Of, relating to, or being a resounding success: a smash hit on Broadway.

adv.

With a sudden violent crash.

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[Probably of imitative origin.]

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smasher n.

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smash [smæʃ]

vb

1. to break into pieces violently and usually noisily

2. (when intr, foll by against, through, into, etc.) to throw or crash (against) vigorously, causing shattering he smashed the equipment it smashed against the wall

3. (tr) to hit forcefully and suddenly

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Squash & Fives) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Badminton) (tr) Tennis squash badminton to hit (the ball) fast and powerfully, esp with an overhead stroke

5. (tr) to defeat or wreck (persons, theories, etc.)

6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (tr) to make bankrupt

7. (intr) to collide violently; crash

8. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (intr; often foll by up) to go bankrupt

smash someone's face in Informal to beat someone severely

n

1. an act, instance, or sound of smashing or the state of being smashed

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a violent collision, esp of vehicles

3. a total failure or collapse, as of a business

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Squash & Fives) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Badminton) Tennis squash badminton a fast and powerful overhead stroke

5. Informal

a.  something having popular success

b.  (in combination) smash-hit

6. Slang loose change; coins

adv

with a smash

[probably from sm(ack² + m)ash]

smashable  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smash - a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" bang, bash, knock, belt blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
	2.	smash - a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) smash-up automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails collision - an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"
	3.	smash - a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head overhead return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
	4.	smash - the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" crash hitting, striking, hit - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" impingement, impaction - a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
	5.	smash - 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" hit, smasher, bang, strike success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" megahit, smash hit, blockbuster - an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) sleeper - an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"
Verb	1.	smash - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" blast, boom, nail hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	2.	smash - break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate" dash smash - break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed" break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" knock down, blast - shatter as if by explosion
	3.	smash - reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" bankrupt, ruin, break impoverish - make poor
	4.	smash - hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail" hit, strike - drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
	5.	smash - humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" demolish, crush abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
	6.	smash - damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother" bang up, smash up damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
	7.	smash - hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	8.	smash - collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail" clash, collide - crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"
	9.	smash - overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off" demolish, destroy - defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"
	10.	smash - break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed" come apart, break, split up, fall apart, separate - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" dash, smash - break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
Adv.	1.	smash - with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence" smashingly

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smash

verb

1. break, crush, shatter, crack, demolish, shiver, disintegrate, pulverize, crush to smithereens A crowd of youths started smashing windows.

2. shatter, break, disintegrate, split, crack, explode, splinter The bottle smashed against a wall.

3. collide, crash, meet head-on, clash, come into collision The train smashed into the car at 40 mph.

4. destroy, ruin, wreck, total (slang), defeat, overthrow, trash (slang), lay waste Police staged a raid to smash one of Britain's biggest crack factories.

noun

1. success, hit, winner, triumph (informal), belter (slang), sensation, smash hit, sellout, smasheroo (informal) It is the public who decide if a film is a smash or a flop.

2. collision, crash, accident, pile-up (informal), smash-up (informal) He was near to death after a car smash.

3. crash, smashing, clatter, clash, bang, thunder, racket, din, clattering, clang the smash of falling crockery

Translations

smash [smæʃ]

A. N

1. (= breakage) → rotura f, quiebra f (LAm); (= sound of breaking) → estruendo m
the cup fell with a smash → la taza cayó con gran estruendo

2. (= collision) → choque m
he died in a car smash → murió en un accidente de coche
the 1969 rail smash → el accidente de ferrocarril de 1969

3. (Tennis, Badminton etc) → smash m, remate m, remache m

4. (Fin) (= bankruptcy) → quiebra f; (= crisis) → crisis f inv económica
the 1929 smash → la crisis de 1929

5. (= success) → exitazo m

B. VT

1. (= break) → romper, quebrar(esp LAm); (= shatter) → hacer pedazos, hacer trizas
they smashed windows → rompieron ventanas
I've smashed my watch → he estropeado mi reloj
when they smashed the atom → cuando desintegraron el átomo
to smash sth to pieces or bits → hacer pedazos or añicos algo
he smashed it against the wall → lo estrelló contra la pared
the waves smashed the boat on the rocks → las olas estrellaron el barco contra las rocas
he smashed his way out of the building → se escapó del edificio a base de golpes
he smashed his fist into Paul's face → le dio or pegó un fuerte puñetazo en la cara a Paul

2. (= wreck) → dar al traste con; (= ruin) → arruinar, minar
we will smash this crime ring → acabaremos con esta banda de delincuentes

3. (= beat) [+ team, enemy, opponent] → aplastar; [+ record etc] → pulverizar, batir

4. (Tennis, Badminton etc) [+ ball] → rematar, remachar

C. VI

1. (= break) → romperse, hacerse pedazos, quebrarse(esp LAm)
the glass smashed into tiny pieces → el vaso se rompió en pedazos

2. (= crash) the car smashed into the wall → el coche se estrelló contra la pared

3. (Fin) → quebrar

D. ADV to go smash into sth → dar de lleno contra algo, dar violentamente contra algo

E. CPD smash hit N → exitazo m

smash down VT + ADV [+ door] → echar abajo

smash in VT + ADV [+ door, window] → forzar
to smash sb's face in → romperle la cara a algn

smash up VT + ADV [+ car, person, place] → pulverizar, hacer pedazos
he was all smashed up in the accident → salió destrozado del accidente

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smash [ˈsmæʃ]

n

(= crash) → collision f, accident m
a smash on the motorway → un accident sur l'autoroute

(= sound) → fracas m
the smash of breaking plates → un fracas de vaisselle cassée

(in tennis) → smash m

(= great success) → gros succès m
the comedy smash of the season → le gros succès comique de la saison
The movie was a worldwide smash → Le film a eu un gros succès dans le monde entier., Le film a fait un malheur dans le monde entier.

vt

(= break) → casser, briser, fracasser
They smashed windows → Ils ont cassé les vitres.

(= beat) [+ opponent] → écraser; [+ record] → pulvériser

(= destroy) [+ system, group] → désintégrer; [+ hopes] → ruiner, détruire
The President said he would smash terrorism → Le président a dit qu'il écraserait les terroristes.

vi (= break) [glass, plate] → se briser, se fracasser
The glass smashed into tiny pieces → Le verre s'est brisé en mille morceaux.
to smash through sth → enfoncer qch

smash up

vt sep

[+ car] → démolir; [+ room] → tout casser dans
smash-and-grab [ˌsmæʃənˈgræb] smash-and-grab raid n → cambriolage m (commis en brisant une devanture)

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smash

vt

(= break into pieces) → zerschlagen; window → einschlagen; I smashed my glasses → mir ist die Brille kaputtgegangen; I smashed my knee → ich habe mir das Knie aufgeschlagen

(= defeat or destroy) → zerschlagen; rebellion, revolution → niederschlagen, zerschlagen; opponent → zerschmettern; record → haushoch schlagen; business → ruinieren

(= strike, also Tennis) → schmettern; he smashed his fist into his face → er schlug ihm mit der Faust ins Gesicht; he smashed him on the nose → er schlug ihm auf die Nase; he smashed his way through the mob → er musste sich (dat) → gewaltsam einen Weg durch den Mob bahnen; to smash one’s way into a building → gewaltsam in ein Gebäude eindringen

vi

(= break) → zerschlagen, zerbrechen; it smashed into a thousand pieces → es (zer)sprang in tausend Stücke

(= crash) → prallen; the car smashed into the wall → das Auto krachte gegen die Mauer; the terrified animal smashed through the fence → das verängstigte Tier durchbrach das Gatter; the plane smashed into the houses → das Flugzeug raste in eine Häusergruppe; the ship smashed onto the rocks → das Schiff prallte gegen die Felsen; the sound of the waves smashing against the rocks → das Geräusch der gegen die Felsen klatschenden Wellen

n

(= noise) → Krachen nt; (of waves) → Klatschen nt; there was a smash → es hat gekracht or (of broken glass) → gescheppert

(= collision) → Unfall m; (esp with another vehicle) → Zusammenstoß m; rail smash → Zugunglück nt

(= blow) → Schlag m; (Tennis) → Smash m, → Schmetterball m

(inf: = success: also smash hit) → Riesenhit m

adv (inf) → mit Karacho (inf)

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smash [smæʃ]

1. n

a. (sound) → fracasso

b. (also smash-up) (collision) → scontro (Tennis) → schiacciata, smash m inv; (powerful blow) → pugno (Fin) → crollo
he died in a car smash → è morto in un incidente automobilistico
the smash of plates → il rumore di piatti rotti

2. vt (break) → rompere, fracassare; (shatter) → infrangere, frantumare; (beat, enemy, opponent) → schiacciare, annientare; (record) → polverizzare; (wreck, also) (fig) → distruggere (Tennis) → schiacciare
he smashed it against the wall → lo scagliò contro la parete
we will smash this crime ring → distruggeremo quest'organizzazione criminale
he smashed his way out of the building → uscì dall'edificio spaccando tutto quello che trovava davanti

3. vi (break) → rompersi, andare in frantumi
the car smashed into the wall → la macchina si schiantò contro il muro

smash down vt + adv (door) → abbattere

smash in vt + adv (door, window) → abbattere
to smash one's way in → entrare con la forza
to smash sb's face in (fam) → spaccare la faccia a qn

smash up vt + adv (car) → sfasciare; (room) → distruggere

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smash

v smash [smӕʃ]

1 (sometimes withup) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car. in stukke breek, vernietig يُهَشِّم разбивам (се) rozbít (se) knuse; smadre zertrümmern συντρίβω, κάνω κομμάτια, καταστρέφω romper, quebrar, hacer pedazos, arruinar purunema, purustama خورد شدن särkyä, murskata casser, briser לְנַפֵּץ तोड़ना, टुकड़े-टुकड़े करना, चकनाचूर करना razlupati, skršiti összetör(ik) memecahkan mölva; brotna í smátt frantumare, fracassare こなごなにする 산산이 수수다 sudužti, sudaužyti sasist/sašķīst gabalos; iznīcināt memecahkan breken knuse, smadre rozbijać (się) esmagar(-se) a sparge, a zdrobi разбить(ся) вдребезги rozbiť (sa) razbiti (se) smrskati slå (gå) sönder, krossa, krascha แตกเป็นเสี่ยง ๆ parça parça olmak/etmek 打碎，毀壞 розбивати(ся) вщент ٹکڑے ٹکڑے کرنا، برباد کرنا đập tan thành từng mảnh 打碎，毁坏

2 to strike with great force; to crash The car smashed into a lamp-post. bots يَصْطَدِم، يَتَحَطَّم удрям (се) vrazit, havarovat smadre knallen συγκρούομαι estrellar(se) (otsa) paiskuma تصادف كردن paiskata, törmätä s'écraser contre לְהִתנַגֵש कुचलना naletjeti na, zabiti se nekicsapódik menabrak skella/klessa á fracassarsi 強打する 세게 충돌하다 trenktis []triekties merempuh botsen krasje mot, brase inn i walić, trzaskać embater a se zdrobi (de) ударяться, врезаться naraziť zaleteti se tresnuti krocka med, smälla ihop med ชนโครม şiddetle vurmak/çarpmak 撞擊 розламати, розтрощити تیزی سے ٹکرانا đâm, va mạnh vào 撞击

n

1 (the sound of) a breakage; a crash A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash. botsing تَحَطُّم трясък rozbití; srážka brag; sammenstød der Krach, der Zusammenstoß (κρότος από) σύγκρουση, βρόντος choque prantsatus, kokkupõrge صداي برخورد räsähdys, yhteentörmäys fracassement; collision קוֹל הִתנַפּצוּת/הִתנַגשוּת चटाके का परहार lom, sudar összetörés bunyi pecahan harður árekstur; brothljóð, skellur fracasso, schianto がちゃんという音 충돌 sudužimas, trenksmas blīkšķis; plīšanas troksnis bunyi pecahan klap, botsing brak, sammenstøt trzask, kraksa pancada ciocnire; izbitură удар; столкновение treskot, buchot, rinčanie; zrážka tresk; trčenje sudar smäll, skräll, krock, krasch การชนดังโครม kırılma 撞擊聲 гуркіт; тріск ٹکر کی آواز sự vỡ ra thành từng mảnh, sự đâm mạnh vào 撞击声

2 a strong blow He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw. hou ضَرْبَةٌ قَوِيَّه удар úder slag der Schlag δυνατό χτύπημα golpe violento löök باد شديد isku coup violent מַכָּה מוֹחֶצֶת घूंसा, थप्पड़ žestok udarac šake kemény ütés pukulan keras þungt högg colpo 強打 강타 smūgis sitiens; trieciens pukulan keras dreun knusende slag cios murro lovitură violentă сокрушительный удар úder udarec s pestjo udarac slag, smäll เสียงแตกละเอียด şiddetli darbe 猛擊 нищівний удар زور کا تصادم cú đấm mạnh 猛击

3 in tennis etc, a hard downward shot. mokerhou ضَربَةٌ قَوِيَّه في التِّنِس сп. забиване на топка smeč smash der Schmetterball καρφί (στο τένις) smash, mate rabak ضربه شديد iskulyönti smash הַנחָתָה जोरदार शॉट लगाना oštra lopta lecsapás smash smass, skellur smash; schiacciata スマッシュ (테니스) 스매싱 smūgis iš viršaus gremde smash smash smash, hardt slag smecz, ścięcie pancada smash смэш smeč smeš jak udarac smash การตีลูกต่ำอย่างแรง (ใช้กับการเล่นเทนนิส) küt inme 叩球，殺球 удар по м'ячу згори вниз, смеш گیند پر زور کی ضرب cú đập bóng 叩球，杀球

adj smashing

marvellous; splendid What a smashing idea!; a smashing new bike. wonderlik رائِع، باهِر великолепен bezvadný dødsmart toll καταπληκτικός magnífico, maravilloso, estupendo suurepärane عالي loistava épatant “פִּיצוּץ” ठुकाई fantastičan famozan remek hebat stórkostlegur eccellente, favoloso すばらしい 광장한 nuostabus lielisks; kolosāls; satriecošs hebat magnifiek kjempesmart, storartet kapitalny, fantastyczny maravilhoso splen­did потрясающий, отличный nádherný; skvelý, výborný sijajen fantastičan pang-, toppenfin ยอดเยี่ยม şahane, harika 出色的 чудовий; розкішний اعلی درجہے پر، زوردار xuất sắc, tuyệt vời 出色的

smash hit

a song, show etc that is a great success This play was a smash hit in New York. kitssukses نَجاح ساحِق لأغْنِيَةٍ جَديدَه муз. хит největší hit smashit der Schlag καταπληκτική επιτυχία gran éxito, exitazo menulugu, hitt موسيقي يا نمايش موفق jättimenestys succès foudroyant לָהִיט सफलता veliki hit, veliki uspjeh bombasiker sukses besar sÿning/lag sem slær í gegn (successo strepitoso) 大当たり 대히트, 대성공 populiariausia daina/vaidinimas ir pan. grāvējs kejayaan cemerlang geweldig succes braksuksess przebój êxito smash hit, succes fulminant шлягер; гвоздь сезона najväčší hit velika uspešnica veliki hit dundersuccé, -hit เพลงหรือการแสดงที่ประสบความสำเร็จสูง büyük başarı kazanan yapıt 十分受歡迎的(歌，演出等) шлягер, хит сезону زوردار گانا، تماشا وغیرہ sự thành công bất ngờ 十分受欢迎的（歌，演出等）

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smash → يُهَشم rozbít smadre zertrümmern θρυμματίζω destrozar särkeä briser razbiti distruggere 打ち砕く ...을 산산이 부수다 vernielen knuse rozbić despedaçar разбивать slå sönder ทำให้แตกเป็นเสี่ยงๆ paramparça etmek đạp tan ra từng mảnh 粉碎