—smash /smæʃ/
noun (NOISE)
F0 [S] the sound of something being smashed:
» I was woken by the smash of glass.Thesaurus+: ↑Sounds made by objects, movement or impactF0 [C] the sound of something smashing against something:
» The cars collided with a loud smash.Thesaurus+: ↑Sounds made by objects, movement or impactnoun [C] (ACCIDENT)
► F0 a SMASH-UP(Cf. ↑smash-up)Thesaurus+: ↑Accidents involving vehiclesThesaurus+: ↑Hitting against objects accidentally and collidingnoun [C] (SUCCESSFUL FILM/SONG)
► F0 an extremely popular and successful song, play, or film: » This CD contains all the latest smash hits.» Her first movie was an international box-office smash.Thesaurus+: ↑Successful (things or people)Thesaurus+: ↑Types of film, play, book etc.noun [C] (TENNIS)
► F0 in tennis, a powerful downward hit that sends the ball forcefully over the netThesaurus+: ↑Tennis and racket sportsverb (MOVE FORCEFULLY) ↑Verb Endings for smash
F0 [I or T, + adv/prep] to cause something to move with great force against something hard, usually causing damage or injury:
» Several boats were smashed against the rocks during the storm.» He tried to smash the door down to get to me.» The car was travelling very fast when it smashed into the tree.» He threatened to smash my face in if I didn't give him the money.Thesaurus+: ↑Damaging and spoiling , ↑Destroying and demolishingF0 [I or T] in tennis, to hit the ball down towards the ground quickly and forcefully
Thesaurus+: ↑Tennis and racket sportsverb [I or T] (BREAK NOISILY) ↑Verb Endings for smash
► B2 to cause something to break noisily into a lot of small pieces: » Rioters ran through the city centre smashing windows and looting shops.» She dropped her cup and watched it smash to pieces/to smithereens on the stone floor.Thesaurus+: ↑Tearing and breaking into pieces• • •
Extra Examples:» The vase rolled off the edge of the table and smashed.» The glass smashed into little bits.» Vandals smashed windows and overturned cars in the downtown shopping district.» Some thugs smashed his windows.» The stone plaque bearing his name was smashed to pieces.verb [T] (DEFEAT) ↑Verb Endings for smash
► F0 to defeat someone or to destroy something completely: » The government said it would do whatever was necessary to smash the rebellion.Thesaurus+: ↑Destroying and demolishing , ↑Damaging and spoilingThesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sportverb [T] (DO BETTER) ↑Verb Endings for smash
► F0 to do much better than the best or fastest result recorded previously: » Petersen smashed the 400 metres record by over half a second.Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport- self-assertive
- self-assessment
- self-assurance
- self-assured
- self-aware
- self-awareness
- self-belief
- self-build
- self-catering
- self-censorship
- self-centred
- self-certification
- self-confessed
- self-confidence
- self-confident
- self-confidently
- self-congratulation
- self-congratulatory
- self-conscious
- self-consciously
- self-consciousness
- self-contained
- self-contradictory
- self-control
- self-controlled