Hypertext Webster Gateway: "smash"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Smash \Smash\, v. t. (Lawn Tennis)
To hit (the ball) from above the level of the net with a very
hard overhand stroke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Smash \Smash\ (sm[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smashed}
(sm[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smashing}.] [Cf. Sw. smisk a
blow, stroke, smiska to strike, dial. Sw. smaske to kiss with
a noise, and E. smack a loud kiss, a slap.]
To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.
Here everything is broken and smashed to pieces.
--Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Smash \Smash\, v. i.
To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of
collision or pressure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Smash \Smash\, n.
1. A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.
2. Hence, bankruptcy. [Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
smash
n 1: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a
bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
[syn: {knock}, {bash}, {bang}, {belt}]
2: a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) [syn: {smash-up}]
3: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head [syn:
{overhead}]
4: the act of colliding with something [syn: {collision}, {crash}]
5: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and
marked the beginning of his career" [syn: {hit}, {bang}, {strike}]
adv : with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"
[syn: {smashingly}]
v 1: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: {nail}, {boom}, {blast}]
2: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a
plate" [syn: {dash}]
3: damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up
the car of his mother" [syn: {bang up}, {smash up}]
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