English Explanatory Dictionary

smash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
A traffic collision.
Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
A bankruptcy.
A disaster; a bad situation.
A mashed foodstuff.
A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.
Airspeed; dynamic pressure.
Destruction.

verb

To break (something brittle) violently.
To be destroyed by being smashed.
To hit extremely hard.
To ruin completely and suddenly.
To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.
To deform through continuous pressure.
To have sex with.
Synonym of go to smash (“to go to ruin; to fail disastrously”).
To pass counterfeit money.

Pronunciation

/smæʃ/ en-us-smash.ogg

Word forms

smash smashes smashing smashed

Etymology

Uncertain, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Swedish smask (“to smack with the lips”), dialectal Swedish smaska (“to smack, kiss”), Danish smaske (“to smack with the lips”), Low German smaksen (“to smack with the lips, kiss”).

Synonyms

crash hit smash hit thump wallop go to bed with sleep with dash shatter pound slaughter trounce coitize go to smash

Derived words

all to smash brandy-smash cake smash forearm smash go to smash kersmash keyboard smash keysmash megasmash smashable smash and dash smash-and-grab smash and grab smash burger smash cake smash cut smash down smashed smashed potato smashed potatoes smasheroo smash hit smashie smashing smash into smash it smash-mouth smash one's face in smash one's head smashpad smash product smashproof smash room smash someone's face in smash someone's head smash the stack smash up smush whole smash

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