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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Smash \Smash\, v. t. (Lawn Tennis) To hit (the ball) from above the level of the net with a very hard overhand stroke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Smash \Smash\ (sm[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smashed} (sm[a^]sht); p. pr & vb n. {Smashing}.] [Cf. Sw smisk a blow, stroke, smiska to strike, dial. Sw smaske to kiss with a noise, and E. smack a loud kiss, a slap.] To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush. Here everything is broken and smashed to pieces. --Burke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Smash \Smash\, v. i. To break up or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Smash \Smash\, n. 1. A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck. 2. Hence bankruptcy. [Colloq.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: smash n 1: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn: {knock}, {bash}, {bang}, {belt}] 2: a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) [syn: {smash-up}] 3: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head [syn: {overhead}] 4: the act of colliding with something [syn: {collision}, {crash}] 5: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career" [syn: {hit}, {bang}, {strike}] adv : with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence" [syn: {smashingly}] v 1: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: {nail}, {boom}, {blast}] 2: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over "Smash a plate" [syn: {dash}] 3: damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother" [syn: {bang up}, {smash up}]
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