smash

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The sound of a violent impact

   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.
2. 2

   A traffic collision.

   • The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash.
   • The footage of this scene has been re-used in several later films where a good, convincing train smash was required, notably in "Seven Sinners" (1937).
3. 3

   Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).

   • This new show is sure to be a smash.
   • The dress is a smash.
   • […]Mumford & Sons – prospering British folk band, in the middle of a long tour of Australia, the US and the UK, their newly released album Babel a smash on all fronts – wander to centre stage.
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   1. 4

      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.
      • A Nadal forehand into the net gave Djokovic the set and the Spaniard appeared rattled, firing a smash over the baseline in a rare moment of promise at 30-30 at the start of the third.
   2. 5

      A bankruptcy.

      • Supposing a man has for the space of a month carried on trade in a showy shop in Cheapside, and then comes a smash, — is he not to be held a trader within the bankrupt law, because no one can swear that he has traded for four months?
   3. 6

      A disaster

      A disaster; a bad situation.

   4. 7

      A mashed foodstuff.

      • […] the saltbush dukkah, avocado and feta smash.
   5. 8

      A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after…

      A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.

   6. 9

      Airspeed

      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.
   7. 10

      Destruction.

      • I went back with him to the Admiral Benbow, and you cannot imagine a house in such a state of smash; the very clock had been thrown down by these fellows in their furious hunt after my mother and myself; […]
      • 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 […]
   8. 11

      To break (something brittle) violently.

      • The demolition team smashed the buildings to rubble.
      • The flying rock smashed the window to pieces.
   9. 12

      To be destroyed by being smashed.

      • The crockery smashed as it hit the floor.
   10. 13

       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.
   11. 14

       To ruin completely and suddenly.

       • The news smashed any hopes of a reunion.
   12. 15

       To defeat overwhelmingly

       To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.

       • The Indians smashed the Yankees 22-0.
       • I really smashed that English exam.
   13. 16

       To deform through continuous pressure.

       • I slowly smashed the modeling clay flat with the palm of my hand.
       • Using a fork, smash the avocado with all the remaining ingredients.
   14. 17

       To have sex with.

       • Would you smash her?
       • Farmersonly.com. A website that begs the question, what kind of bitch only smashes with farmers?
       • In a leaked video, Keys also asked pundit Jamie Redknapp of an ex girlfriend: “Did you smash it?”
   15. 18

       Synonym of go to smash (“to go to ruin

       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.
   16. 19

       To pass counterfeit money.

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