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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Smash \Smash\, v. t. (Lawn Tennis)
   To hit (the ball) from above the level of the net with a very
   hard overhand stroke.

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.

Smash \Smash\, v. i.
   To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of
   collision or pressure.

Smash \Smash\, n.
   1. A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.

   2. Hence, bankruptcy. [Colloq.]

Source : WordNet®

smash
     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: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going
        to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed
        him" [syn: {bankrupt}, {ruin}, {break}]
     4: hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail"
     5: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his
        refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed
        her" [syn: {crush}, {demolish}]
     6: damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up
        the car of his mother" [syn: {bang up}, {smash up}]
     7: hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
     8: collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle
        smashed into the guard rail"
     9: overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful);
        "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped
        off"
     10: break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The
         window smashed"

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; "his crash through the
        window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
        [syn: {crash}]
     5: 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"
        [syn: {hit}, {smasher}, {strike}, {bang}]
     adv : with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"
           [syn: {smashingly}]
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