· the act of breaking something into small pieces

Synonym(s): shattering

Hypernym(s): breakage, break, breaking

· 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

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

· very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"; "we had a grand old time"

Synonym(s): bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not_bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, old