smash

Meanings

• a vigorous blow
• a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
• a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
• the act of colliding with something
  • "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
• a conspicuous success
  • "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"
• hit hard
  • "He smashed a 3-run homer"
• break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
  • "Smash a plate"
• reduce to bankruptcy
  • "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
• hit violently
  • "She smashed her car against the guard rail"
• humiliate or depress completely
  • "The death of her son smashed her"
• damage or destroy as if by violence
• hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
• collide or strike violently and suddenly
  • "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"
• overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
  • "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"
• break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
  • "The window smashed"
• with a loud crash
  • "the car went smash through the fence"

Synonyms

bang, bang up, bankrupt, bash, belt, blast, boom, break, crash, crush, dash, demolish, hit, knock, nail, overhead, ruin, smash up, smash-up, smasher, smashingly, strike