· a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
Synonym(s): knock, bash, bang, belt
· a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
Synonym(s): smash-up
Hypernym(s): collision
· a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
Synonym(s): overhead
Hypernym(s): return
· the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
Synonym(s): crash
Hypernym(s): hit, hitting, striking
· a conspicuous success; "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"
Synonym(s): hit, smasher, strike, bang
Hypernym(s): success
· hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
Hypernym(s): hit
· break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
Synonym(s): dash
Hypernym(s): break
· reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
Synonym(s): bankrupt, ruin, break
Hypernym(s): impoverish
· hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail"
· humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
Synonym(s): crush
Hypernym(s): humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
· damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
Hypernym(s): damage
· hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
Hypernym(s): hit
· collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"
· overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"
Hypernym(s): demolish, destroy
· break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"
Hypernym(s): break, separate, split_up, fall_apart, come_apart
· with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"
Synonym(s): smashingly