smash

verb

• 1 [with object] violently break (something) into pieces:the thief smashed a window to get into the car gone are the days when he smashed up hotels
• [no object] be violently broken into pieces; shatter:the glass ball smashed instantly on the pavement
• violently knock down or crush inward:soldiers smashed down doors
• crash and severely damage (a vehicle):my Volvo’s been smashed up
• hit or attack (someone) very violently:Donald smashed him over the head
• easily or comprehensively beat (a record):he smashed the course record
• completely defeat, destroy, or foil (something regarded as hostile or dangerous):a deliberate attempt to smash the union movement

• 2 [no object] move so as to hit or collide with something with great force and impact:their plane smashed into a mountainside
• [with object] (in sports) strike (the ball) or score (a goal, run, etc.) with great force:he smashed that one into the bleachers for another two-run homer
• [with object] (in tennis, badminton, and similar sports) strike (the ball or shuttlecock) downward with a hard overhand stroke.

noun

• 1an act or sound of something smashing:he heard the smash of glass
• a violent collision or impact between vehicles:a car smash
• a violent blow:a forearm smash
• a stroke in tennis, badminton, and similar sports in which the ball is hit downward with a hard overhand volley.
• informal dated a bankruptcy or financial failure.

• 2 (also smash hit) informal a very successful song, film, show, or performer:a box-office smash

• 3a mixture of liquors (typically brandy) with flavored water and ice.