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to smash

to smash

170 3.3
To hit something with great force, often in sport
  • verb
  • /smæʃ/
: golpear (deporte)
  • Watch me smash the world women's deadlift record.

Hit the like button, smash that subscribe button, smash it.

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Examples

  • The demon charges into a rocky slope, smashing Jacob into its cliffs.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Win Olympic gold and smash the world record, that's what.

  • Five weeks later, the German army had smashed its way... to within 18 miles of Paris.

  • You just threw your car into gear and smashed into me.

  • Of course, I didn't know how to drive, and we smashed into a fire hydrant in Montgomery.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • All eyes will be on a normally inconspicuous comet when a robotic spacecraft smashes into it.

    Academic text (2005)
  • He smashed the ball over the net, securing the winning point in the match.

  • The players smashed their rackets against the court in frustration after losing the game.

  • I watched as the car smashed into the wall at high speed, causing a loud crash.

Synonyms

to hit
vsto smash
∞ 1.0

To strike someone or something with force

adds a stronger idea of violent force or collision in many cases
to punch
vsto smash
570 1.4

To hit someone or something quickly with a closed fist

is broader, also covering forceful sports shots or collisions
to strike
vsto smash
508 2.4

To hit someone or something with force

emphasizes greater force or violent collision than this term
to slam
vsto smash
375 2.3

To close or hit something with great force and make a loud noise

focuses on strong force or collision including sports shots without noise emphasis
to bang
vsto smash
307 1.0

To hit or close something suddenly and loudly

adds a stronger sense of violent force and possible collision
to pound
vsto smash
231 1.3

To hit something again and again very hard

is similar but also fits one very strong single impact
to smack
vsto smash
183 3.5

To hit someone or something with an open hand

covers any very strong hit, not only open hand strikes
to blast
vsto smash
139 3.5

To hit or shoot something with great force

is the same idea but also includes collisions and nonpropelled hits
to bash
vsto smash
  • NSFW
97 2.9

To hit someone or something very hard

adds either sports-specific shots or violent collisions to this action
to collide with
vsto smash
47 3.7

Hit something or someone while moving, causing a sudden strong crash

can also be used for powerful intentional strikes not only collisions
to hit the ball
vsto smash
42 1.0

To strike a ball with a bat or racket in a sport

adds strong force or collision as a defining feature
to drive
vsto smash
39 3.5

To hit a ball hard to make it go far

is broader, applying to forceful hits or collisions beyond balls
to smash up
vsto smash
  • Informal
27 4.7

To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces

focuses on strong impact or collision without implying destruction
to slug
vsto smash
  • Informal
25 4.6

To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist

includes hard impacts more broadly beyond fist strikes
to strike hard
vsto smash
10 3.7

Hit someone or something very hard

suggests an even more powerful or crushing impact
to dash
vsto smash
9 1.8

To break something violently into pieces

is about strong striking force that may not aim to destroy
to kill
vsto smash
  • Jargon
9 4.7

Hit the ball or shuttlecock hard to try to win a point

is similar but not limited to scoring shots in play
to wallop
vsto smash
  • Informal
6 7.3

To hit something or someone very hard

can also mean powerful contact in sports or collisions
to bashing
vsto smash
  • NSFW
5 3.2

To hit something or someone hard and repeatedly

focuses more on a single powerful impact rather than repetition
to hook
vsto smash
  • Specialized
4 7.1

To hit someone with a short swinging punch from the side

is the general violent contact idea beyond boxing technique
to wham
vsto smash
  • Informal
1 6.4

To hit something very hard

is similar but also includes deliberate sports shots and collisions
to swack
vsto smash
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To hit someone or something hard

is broader, also covering repeated or colliding impacts
to cannon
vsto smash
1 5.3

To move quickly and hit something hard

focuses more on the strong impact whether caused by motion or strike
to whammo
vsto smash
  • Informal
1 9.9

To hit something suddenly with great force

is similar but also covers repeated or sustained violent impacts
to spank the ball
vsto smash
  • Jargon
1 6.1

To hit a ball hard so it goes far

covers that strong sports shot plus any violent strike or collision

Antonyms

549 1.0

To fail to reach or hit something you aim for

Phrasal Verbs

to smash up
  • Informal
27 4.7

To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces

5 9.8

Hit someone in the face very hard to hurt them

to smash the head
  • Offensive
4 8.8

Hit a person's head very hard and cause serious injury

Compounds

10 3.4

A very popular film, song, or book that many people enjoy

1 5.8

A serious road crash where vehicles hit each other hard

smash-up
  • Jargon
4.9

A mix of two songs or styles that makes a new track

How Hard

to crash
637 2.2
to smash
170 3.3
to slam
375 2.3
to strike
508 2.4
to hit
∞ 1.0
to tap
98 1.0

Surface Forms

smash infinitive
smashed past
smashed past participle
smashing present participle
smashes third person singular

Etymology

Smash began as a word that copies the noise of a crash, so in sport a smash is a very strong, fast hit that sounds like a sudden 'crash'.