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English noun: smash | |||
| 1. | smash (event) a vigorous blow | ||
| Samples | The sudden knock floored him. He took a bash right in his face. He got a bang on the head. | ||
| Synonyms | bang, bash, belt, knock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow, bump | ||
| 2. | smash (event) a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) | ||
| Synonyms | smash-up | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collision | ||
| Domain category | automotive vehicle, motor vehicle | ||
| 3. | smash (act) a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head | ||
| Synonyms | overhead | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | return | ||
| 4. | smash (act) the act of colliding with something | ||
| Samples | His crash through the window. The fullback's smash into the defensive line. | ||
| Synonyms | crash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit, hitting, striking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | impaction, impingement | ||
| 5. | smash (act) a conspicuous success | ||
| Samples | 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 | bang, hit, smasher, strike | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | success | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blockbuster, megahit, sleeper, smash hit | ||
English adverb: smash | |||
| 1. | smash with a loud crash | ||
| Samples | The car went smash through the fence. | ||
| Synonyms | smashingly | ||
English verb: smash | |||
| 1. | smash (contact) hit hard | ||
| Samples | He smashed a 3-run homer. | ||
| Synonyms | blast, boom, nail | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| 2. | smash (change) break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over | ||
| Samples | Smash a plate. | ||
| Examples | They smash the glass tubes | ||
| Synonyms | dash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blast, knock down | ||
| Verb group | smash | ||
| 3. | smash (possession) reduce to bankruptcy | ||
| Samples | My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!. The slump in the financial markets smashed him. | ||
| Synonyms | bankrupt, break, ruin | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impoverish | ||
| 4. | smash (motion) hit violently | ||
| Samples | She smashed her car against the guard rail. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit, strike | ||
| 5. | smash (emotion) humiliate or depress completely | ||
| Samples | She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation. The death of her son smashed her. | ||
| Synonyms | crush, demolish | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify | ||
| 6. | smash (contact) damage or destroy as if by violence | ||
| Samples | The teenager banged up the car of his mother. | ||
| Synonyms | bang up, smash up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | damage | ||
| 7. | smash (contact) hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| 8. | smash (contact) collide or strike violently and suddenly | ||
| Samples | The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clash, collide | ||
| 9. | smash (competition) overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) | ||
| Samples | The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | demolish, destroy | ||
| 10. | smash (change) break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow | ||
| Samples | The window smashed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up | ||
| Verb group | dash, smash | ||
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