n.

1. a vigorous blow;
   knock, bash, bang, belt
   
   • the sudden knock floored him
   • he took a bash right in his face
   • he got a bang on the head
2. a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles);
   smash-up
3. a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head;
   overhead
4. the act of colliding with something;
   crash
   
   • his crash through the window
   • the fullback's smash into the defensive line
5. a conspicuous success;
   hit, smasher, strike, bang
   
   • 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

v.

1. hit hard;
   nail, boom, blast
   
   • He smashed a 3-run homer
2. break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over;
   dash
   
   • Smash a plate
3. reduce to bankruptcy;
   bankrupt, ruin, break
   
   • My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
   • The slump in the financial markets smashed him
4. hit violently
   
   • She smashed her car against the guard rail
5. humiliate or depress completely;
   crush, demolish
   
   • She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
   • The death of her son smashed her
6. damage or destroy as if by violence;
   bang up, smash up
   
   • The teenager banged up the car of his mother
7. hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
8. collide or strike violently and suddenly
   
   • The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail
9. overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
   
   • The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off
10. break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
    
    • The window smashed

adv.

1. with a loud crash;
   smashingly
   
   • the car went smash through the fence