smash

(noun) a vigorous blow. Synonyms: knock, bash, bang, belt. Examples: "The sudden knock floored him." "He took a bash right in his face." "He got a bang on the head."

(noun) a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles). Synonyms: smash-up.

(noun) a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head. Synonyms: overhead.

(noun) the act of colliding with something. Synonyms: crash. Examples: "His crash through the window." "The fullback's smash into the defensive line."

(noun) a conspicuous success. Synonyms: hit, smasher, strike, bang. Examples: "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."

(verb) hit hard. Synonyms: nail, boom, blast. Examples: "He smashed a 3-run homer."

(verb) break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over. Synonyms: dash. Examples: "Smash a plate."

(verb) reduce to bankruptcy. Synonyms: bankrupt, ruin, break. Examples: "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!." "The slump in the financial markets smashed him."

(verb) hit violently. Examples: "She smashed her car against the guard rail."

(verb) humiliate or depress completely. Synonyms: crush, demolish. Examples: "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation." "The death of her son smashed her."

(verb) damage or destroy as if by violence. Synonyms: bang up, smash up. Examples: "The teenager banged up the car of his mother."

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

(verb) collide or strike violently and suddenly. Examples: "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail."

(verb) overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful). Examples: "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off."

(verb) break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow. Examples: "The window smashed."

(adv) with a loud crash. Synonyms: smashingly. Examples: "The car went smash through the fence."