smash
 smash (smăsh)v. smashed, smash·ing, smash·esv. 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.] smashʹer n.
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