SMASH


Meaning of SMASH in English

/ smæʃ; NAmE / verb , noun

■ verb

BREAK

1.

to break sth, or to be broken, violently and noisily into many pieces :

[ vn ]

Several windows had been smashed.

He smashed the radio to pieces.

[ v ]

The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces.

HIT VERY HARD

2.

to move with a lot of force against sth solid; to make sth do this :

[ v + adv. / prep. ]

the sound of waves smashing against the rocks

The car smashed into a tree.

[ vn ]

Mark smashed his fist down on the desk.

➡ note at crash

3.

[+ adv. / prep. ] to hit sth very hard and break it, in order to get through it :

[ vn ]

They had to smash holes in the ice.

The elephant smashed its way through the trees.

[ vn - adj ]

We had to smash the door open.

[ v ]

They had smashed through a glass door to get in.

4.

[ vn ] to hit sth/sb very hard

SYN slam :

He smashed the ball into the goal.

DESTROY / DEFEAT

5.

[ vn ] to destroy, defeat or put an end to sth/sb :

Police say they have smashed a major drugs ring.

She has smashed the world record (= broken it by a large amount) .

CRASH VEHICLE

6.

[ vn ] smash sth (up) to crash a vehicle :

He's smashed (up) his new car.

➡ note at crash

IN TENNIS, etc.

7.

[ vn ] to hit a high ball downwards and very hard over the net

PHRASAL VERBS

- smash sth down

- smash sth in

- smash sth up

■ noun

ACT OF BREAKING

1.

[ sing. ] an act of breaking sth noisily into pieces; the sound this makes :

The cup hit the floor with a smash.

VEHICLE CRASH

2.

[ C ] ( BrE ) an accident in which a vehicle hits another vehicle :

a car smash

IN TENNIS, etc.

3.

[ C ] a way of hitting the ball downwards and very hard

SONG / MOVIE / PLAY

4.

(also ˌsmash ˈhit ) [ C ] a song, film / movie or play that is very popular :

her latest chart smash

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent. (as a noun): probably imitative, representing a blend of words such as smack , smite with bash , mash , etc.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.