smash

smash1 [ smæʃ ] verb **

1. ) transitive to break something noisily into many pieces by dropping or hitting it with a lot of force:

Someone had smashed a window.

a ) intransitive to break noisily into many pieces:

The bottle slipped and smashed to pieces on the floor.

2. ) transitive to hit something against an object or surface with a lot of force, causing injury or damage:

He fell and smashed his head on the pavement.

a ) intransitive to hit against an object or surface with a lot of force, causing injury or damage:

waves smashed over the boat

3. ) transitive to completely destroy or defeat something such as an organization

4. ) transitive to hit a ball very hard

a ) in tennis, to hit a ball above your head downward and very hard

smash a record

to do something much faster, better, etc. than it has ever been done before

,smash `down phrasal verb transitive

to make something fall down and break into pieces by hitting it very hard:

The police had to smash down the door.

,smash `in phrasal verb transitive SPOKEN

to cause a lot of damage to something by hitting it with a lot of force:

The front of the car was all smashed in.

smash someone's face/head in INFORMAL

to hit someone hard in the face

,smash `into phrasal verb transitive

smash into something to hit something very hard while moving fast, causing injury or damage:

His car smashed into a tree.

a. smash something into something to make something such as a vehicle hit an object or surface very hard while moving very fast, causing injury or damage:

She smashed her new motorcycle into a wall.

,smash `up phrasal verb transitive SPOKEN

to destroy something completely by violently breaking it into many pieces:

She got angry and started smashing things up.

smash

smash 2 [ smæʃ ] noun count

1. ) smash or smash hit INFORMAL something such as a play, movie, or song that is extremely successful

2. ) INFORMAL a car crash

3. ) the action of hitting a ball very hard

a ) in tennis, the action of hitting a ball above your head downward very hard

4. ) the sound of something breaking noisily into many pieces