smash meaning

UK /smæʃ/ US /smæʃ/ 1 syllable

smash (verb): hit hard.

smash has 16 meanings in this dictionary, as verb, noun and adverb.

smash as a verb

  1. hit hard
    • He smashed a 3-run homer

    Synonyms: nail, boom, blast

    Type of: hit

    Related forms: smasher

  2. break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
    • Smash a plate

    Synonyms: dash

    Type of: break

    Kinds: blast

    Related forms: smasher, smashing

  3. reduce to bankruptcy
    • My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
    • The slump in the financial markets smashed him

    Synonyms: bankrupt, ruin, break

    Type of: impoverish

  4. hit violently
    • She smashed her car against the guard rail

    Type of: hit

  5. humiliate or depress completely
    • She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
    • The death of her son smashed her

    Synonyms: crush

    Type of: humiliate

  6. damage or destroy as if by violence
    • The teenager banged up the car of his mother

    Synonyms: bang up, smash up

    Type of: damage

    Related forms: smasher

  7. hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

    Type of: hit

  8. collide or strike violently and suddenly
    • The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail

    Type of: collide

  9. overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
    • The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off

    Type of: demolish

  10. break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
    • The window smashed

    Type of: break

smash as a noun

  1. a vigorous blow
    • the sudden knock floored him
    • he took a bash right in his face
    • he got a bang on the head

    Synonyms: knock, bash, bang, belt

    Type of: blow

  2. a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)

    Synonyms: smash-up

    Type of: collision

  3. a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

    Synonyms: overhead

    Type of: return

  4. the act of colliding with something
    • his crash through the window
    • the fullback's smash into the defensive line

    Synonyms: crash

    Type of: hit

    Kinds: impingement

  5. a conspicuous success
    • 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

    Synonyms: hit, smasher, strike, bang

    Type of: success

    Kinds: blockbuster, sleeper

smash as an adverb

  1. with a loud crash
    • the car went smash through the fence

    Synonyms: smashingly

How to pronounce smash

smash is pronounced /smæʃ/ in British English and /smæʃ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with smash

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SM · words ending in SH · 5-letter words

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