n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1764
1 : to break or crush by violence
2 a : to drive or throw violently especially with a shattering or battering effect also : to effect in this way b : to hit violently : BATTER c (1) : to hit (as a tennis ball) with a hard overhand stroke (2) : to drive (a ball) with a forceful stroke
3 : to destroy utterly : WRECK
intransitive verb
1 : to move or become propelled with violence or crashing effect < smash ed into a tree>
2 : to become wrecked
3 : to go to pieces suddenly under collision or pressure
– smash · er noun