smash

I. noun Etymology: perhaps blend of 4smack and 2mash Date: 1725 1. a. a smashing blow or attack b. a hard overhand stroke (as in tennis or badminton) 2. a. the action or sound of smashing; especially a wreck due to collision ; crash b. utter collapse ; ruin 3. a striking success II. verb Date: 1764 transitive verb 1. to break or crush by violence 2. a. to drive or throw violently especially with a shattering or battering effect; also to effect in this way b. to hit violently ; batter c. (1) to hit (as a tennis ball) with a hard overhand stroke (2) to drive (a ball) with a forceful stroke 3. to destroy utterly ; wreck intransitive verb 1. to move or become propelled with violence or crashing effect <

smashed into a tree

> 2. to become wrecked 3. to go to pieces suddenly under collision or pressure • smasher noun III. adjective Date: 1923 being a smash ; outstanding <

a smash hit

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