Definitions for smash
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. knock, bash, bang, smash, beltnoun

   a vigorous blow

   "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"

2. smash, smash-upnoun

   a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)

3. overhead, smashnoun

   a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

4. crash, smashnoun

   the act of colliding with something

   "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"

5. hit, smash, smasher, strike, bangverb

   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"

6. smash, nail, boom, blastverb

   hit hard

   "He smashed a 3-run homer"

7. smash, dashverb

   break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

   "Smash a plate"

8. bankrupt, ruin, break, smashverb

   reduce to bankruptcy

   "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

9. smashverb

   hit violently

   "She smashed her car against the guard rail"

10. crush, smash, demolishverb

    humiliate or depress completely

    "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

11. bang up, smash up, smashverb

    damage or destroy as if by violence

    "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"

12. smashverb

    hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

13. smashverb

    collide or strike violently and suddenly

    "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"

14. smashverb

    overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)

    "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"

15. smashadverb

    break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow

    "The window smashed"

16. smash, smashinglyadverb

    with a loud crash

    "the car went smash through the fence"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. smashnoun

   The sound of a violent impact, to strike violently.

   I could hear the screech of the brakes, then the horrible smash of cars colliding.

2. smashnoun

   A traffic accident.

   The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash.

3. smashnoun

   Something very successful.

   This new show of mine is sure to be a smash.

4. smashnoun

   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.

5. smashverb

   To break (something brittle) violently.

6. smashverb

   To hit extremely hard.

7. smashverb

   To ruin completely and suddenly.

   The news smashed any hopes of a reunion.

8. smashverb

   To defeat overwhelmingly.

   The Indians smashed the Yankees 22-0.

9. smashverb

   To deform through continuous pressure.

   I slowly smashed the modeling clay flat with the palm of my hand.

10. smashverb

    To be destroyed by being smashed.

    The crockery smashed as it hit the floor.

11. Etymology: Onomatopoeic

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Smashverb

   to break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush

2. Smashverb

   to break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure

3. Smashnoun

   a breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck

4. Smashnoun

   hence, bankruptcy

5. Etymology: [Cf. Sw. smisk a blow, stroke, smiska to strike, dial. Sw. smaske to kiss with a noise, and E. smack a loud kiss, a slap.]

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1. Smash

   Smash is the third studio album by American punk rock band The Offspring. After touring in support of their previous album, Ignition, The Offspring began recording Smash in October 1993 at Track Record in North Hollywood, California. Recording and production were finished two months later, and the album was released on April 8, 1994 on Epitaph Records. Smash incorporates elements of punk rock and grunge. In the United States, Smash has sold over six million copies as of 2013 and has been certified 6x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Peaking at number four on the US Billboard 200, it has sold over 12-16 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling independent label album of all time. It was the first album released on Epitaph Records to obtain gold and platinum status. Smash was The Offspring's introduction into worldwide popularity and critical acclaim, and produced a number of hit singles including the hugely successful "Come Out and Play", "Self Esteem" and "Gotta Get Away" singles. As a fan-favorite, Smash received generally positive reviews from critics and garnered attention from major labels, including Columbia Records, with whom The Offspring would sign in 1996. The album has been recognized as an influential and seminal component of the punk rock and pop punk scene in the mid-1990s.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Smash

   smash, v.t. to break in pieces violently: to crush: to dash violently.—v.i. to act with crushing force: to be broken to pieces: to be ruined, to fail: to dash violently.—n. act of smashing, destruction, ruin, bankruptcy.—ns. Smash′er, one who smashes: (slang) one who passes bad money, bad money itself: anything great or extraordinary; Smash′ing.—adj. crushing: dashing.—n. Smash′-up, a serious smash. [Prob. Sw. dial. smaske, to smack.]

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1. smash

   Song lyrics by smash -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by smash on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Blow
   • Collide
   • Destroy
   • Hit
   • Humiliate
   • Impoverish

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'smash' in Verbs Frequency: #866

Anagrams for smash »

1. shams

How to pronounce smash?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of smash in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of smash in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of smash in a Sentence

1. Jane Park:

   I hit probably every putt short, i think that's what everybody has been doing. It's hard to think that you have to smash the putts at a U.S. Open.

2. Roger Stone:

   There was no need to have 29 FBI agents with assault weapons and side arms and hand grenades and a battering ram to smash in my front door, they could simply have called my attorney and I would have surrendered voluntarily.

3. Tim Don:

   It's a whole-body smash fest, it normally takes about a week or 10 days to recover. Your muscles are broken down systemically, and you're hungry consistently for three or four days.

4. Jessica Millan Patterson:

   Smash and grab has replaced Christmas shopping in California, thanks to Democrats who have created a culture of theft in San Francisco and across the state. Criminals know there are little or no consequences for their actions. Until Democrats get serious about joining with Republicans to support better policies and public safety officials, surging crime and chaos will continue to be the status quo.

5. Emily Fuentes:

   Smash is related to the violence against them and squeezed to the cultural exclusion they are experiencing.

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