smash (sm sh)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. [Probably of imitative origin.] smash  er n. |
smash
Verb
1. to break into pieces violently and noisily
2. (often foll. by against, through, into)to throw or crash (against) violently, causing shattering: his head smashed against a window
3. to hit or collide forcefully and suddenly
4. Racket sports to hit (the ball) fast and powerfully with an overhead stroke
5. to defeat or destroy: the police had smashed a major drug ring
Noun
1. an act or sound of smashing
2. a violent collision of vehicles
3. Racket sports a fast and powerful overhead stroke
4. Informal a show, record or film which is very popular with the public
Adverb
with a smash [probably imitative]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
| 2. | smash - a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) 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 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" 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"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"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" 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" impoverish - make poor | |
| 4. | smash - hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail" | |
| 5. | smash - humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" | |
| 6. | smash - damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother" 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" | |
| 9. | smash - overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off" | |
| 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" | |
| Adv. | 1. | smash - with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence" |
smash
verb 1. break, crush, shatter, crack, demolish, shiver, disintegrate, pulverize, crush to smithereens
Translations
smash [smæʃ] n (also: smash-up) → choque m;
(sound) → estrépito
(SPORT) [+ record]; batir
vi → hacerse pedazos;
(against wall etc) → estrellarse
smash [smæʃ] n (also: smash-up) → collision f, accident m;
(Mus) → succès foudroyant (= sound); fracas m
(Sport) [+ record]; pulvériser
smash [smæʃ] n (also: smash-up) → Unfall m;
(sound) → Krachen nt;
(song, play, film) → Superhit m;
(Tennis) → Schmetterball m
vt (break) → zerbrechen;
(hopes) → zerschlagen;
vi (break) → zerbrechen;
(against wall, into sth etc) → krachen
smash [smæʃ] n (also: smash-up) → scontro, collisione f;
(sound) → fracasso
(SPORT) [+ record]; battere
vi → frantumarsi, andare in pezzi
smash up vt [+ car] → sfasciare [+ room]; distruggere
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 부서지다[] 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 후려치다; 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 부서지는 소리, 충돌(음) 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 등에서) 스매시 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 압도적인, 훌륭한 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 대성공, 대히트 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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