· 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

Hypernym(s): blow, bump

· 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"

Synonym(s): nail, boom, blast

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"

Hypernym(s): hit, strike

· humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

Synonym(s): crush, demolish

Hypernym(s): humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

· damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"

Synonym(s): bang_up, smash_up

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"

Hypernym(s): collide, clash

· 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