Sekirov Dictionary

smash

/smæʃ/

verb 9
noun 10
forms 4
phrases 7

verb9

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to break something into many pieces by hitting or throwing it hard
- The demolition team smashed the buildings to rubble.
- The flying rock smashed the window to pieces.
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To be destroyed by being smashed.
- The crockery smashed as it hit the floor.
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(figurative) To ruin completely and suddenly.
- The news smashed any hopes of a reunion.
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To hit extremely hard.
- He smashed his head against the table.
- Bonds smashed the ball 467 feet, the second longest home run in the history of the park.
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(figurative) To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.
- The Indians smashed the Yankees 22-0.
- I really smashed that English exam.
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(US) To deform through continuous pressure.
- I slowly smashed the modeling clay flat with the palm of my hand.
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(slang, vulgar) To have sex with.
- Would you smash her?
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(slang, no longer used) Synonym of go to smash (“to go to ruin; to fail disastrously”).
- "What would have become of the gems had the bank smashed?" asked Marie in a timid and rather tearful voice, for it was a terrible thought to think that her dreams might dissolve into thin air. — 1910
(slang, no longer used) To pass counterfeit money.

noun10

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The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
- I could hear the screech of the brakes, then the horrible smash of cars colliding.
- The display cabinet hit the floor with a smash.
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(UK, informal) A traffic collision.
- The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash.
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(informal) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
- This new show is sure to be a smash.
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A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
- A smash may not be as pretty as a good half volley, but it can still win points.
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A mashed foodstuff.
- […] the saltbush dukkah, avocado and feta smash. — 2017
A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.
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(informal) Airspeed; dynamic pressure.
- Then, for Horner's red team, it became just a matter of gaining sufficient smash (airspeed) to convert on them and film them with gun cameras. — 2008
(informal, no longer used) A bankruptcy.
(informal, no longer used) A disaster; a bad situation.
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(no longer used) Destruction.
- The door panels were in a normal state of smash, but the frame of the door resisted all besiegers, and behind it the owner carried on his varied pursuits […] — 1857

forms

smashed · smasht · smashing · smashes

Phrases with smash

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