VERB | contact | smash, nail, boom, blast | hit hard |
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change | smash, dash | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over | |
possession | smash, bankrupt, ruin, break | reduce to bankruptcy | |
motion | smash | hit violently | |
emotion | smash, crush | humiliate or depress completely | |
contact | smash, bang up, smash up | damage or destroy as if by violence | |
contact | smash | hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke | |
contact | smash | collide or strike violently and suddenly | |
competition | smash | overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) | |
change | smash | break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow | |
NOUN | event | smash, knock, bash, bang, belt | a vigorous blow |
event | smash, smash-up | a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) | |
act | smash, overhead | a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head | |
act | smash, crash | the act of colliding with something | |
act | smash, hit, smasher, strike, bang | a conspicuous success | |
ADVERB | all | smash, smashingly | with a loud crash |
Sounds | smae'sh | |
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Rhymes | abash ... whiplash: 38 rhymes with aesh... |
Meaning | A vigorous blow. | |
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Synonyms | knock, bash, bang, belt | |
Broader | blow, bump | An impact (as from a collision) |
Spanish | cinturón, derribo, golpe fuerte, golpe, hostia, lechazo, leche, mamporro, piña, tortazo, zambombazo | |
Catalan | hòstia, llet, trompada | |
Verbs | smash | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over |
smash | hit hard | |
smash | damage or destroy as if by violence |
Meaning | A serious collision (especially of motor vehicles). | |
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Synonym | smash-up | |
Category | motor vehicle, automotive vehicle | A self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails |
Broader | collision | An accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object |
Spanish | choque, trompazo | |
Catalan | trompada | |
Verbs | smash | collide or strike violently and suddenly |
Meaning | A hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head. | |
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Synonym | overhead | |
Broader | return | A tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player |
Catalan | esmaixada | |
Verbs | smash | hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke |
Meaning | The act of colliding with something. | |
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Example | "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" | |
Synonym | crash | |
Narrower | impingement, impaction | A sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something |
Broader | hit, hitting, striking | The act of contacting one thing with another |
Spanish | castaña, choque, colisión | |
Catalan | topada, xoc |
Meaning | A conspicuous success. | |
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Example | "that new Broadway show is a real smasher" | |
Synonyms | hit, smasher, strike, bang | |
Narrower | blockbuster, megahit, smash hit | An unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) |
sleeper | An unexpected hit | |
Broader | success | An attainment that is successful |
Spanish | exitazo, éxito, golpe, triunfar, triunfo | |
Catalan | cop, èxit, xoc |
Meaning | With a loud crash. | |
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Example | "the car went smash through the fence" | |
Synonym | smashingly |
Meaning | hit hard. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "He smashed a 3-run homer" | |
Synonyms | nail, boom, blast | |
Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
Spanish | aplastar, chafar | |
Catalan | aixafar, esclafar | |
Nouns | smash | a vigorous blow |
smasher | a person who smashes / smashes / smashes something |
Meaning | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Model | They smash the glass tubes | |
Example | "Smash a plate" | |
Synonym | dash | |
Narrower | blast, knock down | Shatter as if by explosion |
Broader | break | Destroy the integrity of |
Similar to | smash | break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow |
Spanish | lanzarse, quebrar, romper | |
Catalan | rompre, trencar | |
Nouns | smash | a vigorous blow |
smasher | a person who smashes / smashes / smashes something | |
smashing | the act of breaking something into small pieces |
Meaning | Reduce to bankruptcy. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" | |
Synonyms | bankrupt, ruin, break | |
Broader | impoverish | make poor |
Spanish | arruinar, hacer quebrar | |
Catalan | arruïnar, fer enfonsar |
Meaning | hit violently. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "She smashed her car against the guard rail" | |
Broader | hit, strike | Drive something violently into a location |
Spanish | destrozar, estrellar |
Meaning | humiliate or depress completely. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "The death of her son smashed her" | |
Synonym | crush | |
Broader | humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase | Cause to feel shame |
Spanish | derruir | |
Catalan | derruir |
Meaning | damage or destroy as if by violence. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | bang up, smash up | |
Broader | damage | inflict damage / damage upon |
Spanish | destrozar, hacer pedazos, quebrar | |
Catalan | destrossar, fer miques, rompre, trencar | |
Nouns | smash | a vigorous blow |
smasher | a person who smashes / smashes / smashes something |
Meaning | hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
Nouns | smash | a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head |
Meaning | collide or strike violently and suddenly. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail" | |
Broader | collide, clash | crash together with violent impact |
Nouns | smash | a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) |
Meaning | overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off" | |
Broader | demolish, destroy | defeat soundly |
Meaning | break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "The window smashed" | |
Broader | break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart | Become separated / separated into pieces or fragments |
Similar to | smash, dash | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over |
Spanish | romper |
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