smash Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a vigorous blow
   knock; bang; belt; bash.
   
   • the sudden knock floored him
   • he took a bash right in his face
   • he got a bang on the head
2. noun a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
   smash-up.
   
3. noun a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
   overhead.
   
4. noun the act of colliding with something
   crash.
   
   • his crash through the window
   • the fullback's smash into the defensive line
5. noun a conspicuous success
   strike; bang; hit; smasher.
   
   • 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
6. verb hit hard
   nail; blast; boom.
   
   • He smashed a 3-run homer
7. verb break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
   dash.
   
   • Smash a plate
8. verb reduce to bankruptcy
   break; ruin; bankrupt.
   
   • My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
   • The slump in the financial markets smashed him
9. verb hit violently
   
   • She smashed her car against the guard rail
10. verb humiliate or depress completely
    crush; demolish.
    
    • She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
    • The death of her son smashed her
11. verb damage or destroy as if by violence
    bang up; smash up.
    
    • The teenager banged up the car of his mother
12. verb hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
    
13. verb collide or strike violently and suddenly
    
    • The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail
14. verb overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
    
    • The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off
15. verb break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
    
    • The window smashed
16. adverb with a loud crash
    smashingly.
    
    • the car went smash through the fence

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