Smash
nnoun.eventa vigorous blowSynset:bang bash belt knock
Examples:- the sudden knock floored him
- he took a bash right in his face
- he got a bang on the head
Derivationally Related Form:smashbashbangknockbelt
Hypernyms:blow bump
Inherited Hypernyms:knockblowimpactcontacthappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.eventa serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)Topic:automotive vehiclemotor vehicle
Synset:smash-up
Derivationally Related Form:smash
Hypernyms:collision
Inherited Hypernyms:smashcollisionaccidentmishapmisfortunetroublehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.acta hard return hitting the tennis ball above your headSynset:overhead
Derivationally Related Form:smash
Hypernyms:return
Inherited Hypernyms:overheadreturntennis strokestrokemaneuvermotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of colliding with somethingSynset:crash
Examples:- his crash through the window
- the fullback's smash into the defensive line
Derivationally Related Form:crash
Hypernyms:hit hitting striking
Inherited Hypernyms:crashhittouchacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:impactionimpingement
Full Hyponyms:impingement
nnoun.acta conspicuous successSynset:bang hit smasher strike
Examples:- 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
Hypernyms:success
Inherited Hypernyms:hitsuccessattainmentaccomplishmentactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:blockbustermegahitsleepersmash hit
Full Hyponyms:blockbustersleeper
vverb.contacthit hardSynset:blast boom nail
Derivationally Related Form:blastsmashsmasher
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:smashhittouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.changebreak into pieces, as by striking or knocking overSynset:dash
Derivationally Related Form:smashsmashersmashing
Hypernyms:break
Inherited Hypernyms:smashbreakseparate
Direct Hyponyms:blastknock down
Full Troponyms:blast
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- the glass tubes (apply to: smash)
vverb.possessionreduce to bankruptcySynset:bankrupt break ruin
Examples:- My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
- The slump in the financial markets smashed him
Derivationally Related Form:bankruptcy
Hypernyms:impoverish
Inherited Hypernyms:bankruptimpoverishdeprivewithholddenykeephave
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.motionhit violentlyExamples:- She smashed her car against the guard rail
Hypernyms:hit strike
Inherited Hypernyms:smashhitmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.emotionhumiliate or depress completelySynset:crush
Examples:- She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
- The death of her son smashed her
Hypernyms:abase chagrin humble humiliate mortify
Inherited Hypernyms:crushhumiliatehurtarousemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The bad news will --- him (apply to: crush)
vverb.contactdamage or destroy as if by violenceSynset:bang up smash up
Examples:- The teenager banged up the car of his mother
Derivationally Related Form:smashsmasher
Hypernyms:damage
Inherited Hypernyms:bang updamagechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contacthit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead strokeDerivationally Related Form:smash
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:smashhitpropelmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactcollide or strike violently and suddenlyExamples:- The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail
Derivationally Related Form:smash
Hypernyms:clash collide
Inherited Hypernyms:smashcollidehittouch
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.competitionoverthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)Examples:- The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off
Hypernyms:demolish destroy
Inherited Hypernyms:smashdemolishget the better of
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.changebreak suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blowHypernyms:break come apart fall apart separate split up
Inherited Hypernyms:smashbreakchange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
advadv.allwith a loud crashSynset:smashingly
Examples:- the car went smash through the fence
Inherited Hypernyms:smash