First Known Use: 1725
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1smash
noun \ˈsmash\
: someone or something that is very successful or popular
: the sound made when something hits a surface very violently
: a hard downward hit in tennis or other games
Full Definition of SMASH
1
a : a smashing blow or attack b : a hard overhand stroke (as in tennis or badminton)
2
3
: a striking success
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Origin of SMASH
perhaps blend of 4smack and 2mash
Related to SMASH
2smash
verb
: to break (something) into many pieces : to shatter or destroy (something)
: to hit (something) violently and very hard
: to hit (a ball) downward and very hard in tennis and other games
Full Definition of SMASH
transitive verb1
: 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
— smash·er noun
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First Known Use of SMASH
1764
3smash
adjective
SMASH[1] Defined for Kids
1smash
noun \ˈsmash\
Definition of SMASH for Kids
1
: a violent blow
2
: the action or sound of shattering or hitting violently <He broke the plate with a smash.>
3
: a striking success <The show was a smash.>
2smash
verb
smashedsmash·ing
Definition of SMASH for Kids
1
: to break in pieces : shatter <She smashed the dishes.>
2
: to hit or move violently <He smashed a ball over the fence.>
3
: to destroy completely <Our best swimmer smashed the state record.> <He smashed the car.>
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