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smash - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'smash' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Smash [ n.]
- A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.
- Hence, bankruptcy.
2 . Smash [ v. i.]
- To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure.
3 . Smash [ v. t.]
- To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.

Meaning of 'smash' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . smash [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a vigorous blow
Example in sentence:
  • he got a bang on the head;
  • he took a bash right in his face;
  • the sudden knock floored him
Meaning (2):
- the act of colliding with something
Example in sentence:
  • his crash through the window;
  • the fullback's smash into the defensive line
Meaning (3):
- a conspicuous success
Example in sentence:
  • that new Broadway show is a real smasher;
  • that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career;
  • the party went with a bang
4 . smash [ v]
Meaning (4):
- hit hard
Example in sentence:
  • He smashed a 3-run homer;
  • The teacher whacked the boy
Meaning (5):
- reduce to bankruptcy
Example in sentence:
  • My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!;
  • The slump in the financial markets smashed him
Meaning (6):
- hit violently
Example in sentence:
  • She smashed her car against the guard rail
Meaning (7):
- humiliate or depress completely
Example in sentence:
  • She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation;
  • The death of her son smashed her
Meaning (8):
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
Example in sentence:
  • Smash a plate
Meaning (9):
- collide or strike violently and suddenly
Example in sentence:
  • The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail
Meaning (10):
- overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
Example in sentence:
  • The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off
Meaning (11):
- damage or destroy as if by violence
Example in sentence:
  • The teenager banged up the car of his mother
Meaning (12):
- break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
Example in sentence:
  • The window smashed
13 . smash [ r]
Meaning (13):
- with a loud crash
Example in sentence:
  • the car went smash through the fence