Smash
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /smæʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Smash is a noun meaning The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
Meaning
The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
More Meanings
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial) A traffic collision.
- (colloquial) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
- (tennis) A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
- (colloquial, archaic) A bankruptcy.
- (colloquial, archaic) 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.
Example Sentences
The dress is a smash.
This new show is sure to be a smash.
The display cabinet hit the floor with a smash.
All together, this look is a smash in our books.
Word Forms
- smashes
- smashing
- smashed
Synonyms for smash
Depending on context, synonyms include dash, shatter, pound, thump, wallop, slaughter.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bash, bang, hit, crash, knock, collision.
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Sources & Attribution
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