smash

¹smash

noun \ˈsmash\

Definition of SMASH

1

a : a smashing blow or attack b : a hard overhand stroke (as in tennis or badminton)

2

a : the action or sound of smashing; especially : a wreck due to collision : crash b : utter collapse : ruin

3

: a striking success

Examples of SMASH

1. The new movie is a smash.
2. She was a smash at the party.
3. His new song promises to be a smash hit.
4. The vase fell to the ground with a loud smash.
5. She hit an overhand smash that won the match.

Origin of SMASH

perhaps blend of ⁴smack and ²mash

First Known Use: 1725

Related to SMASH

Synonyms: bump, collision, concussion, crash, impingement, jar, jolt, jounce, kick, shock, slam, impact, strike, wallop

Antonyms: bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, debacle (also débâcle), dud, failure, fiasco, flop, misfire, turkey, washout

Related Words: blow, buffet, hit, knock, punch, rap, slap, thump; bashing, battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing; contact, encounter, meeting, touch

Near Antonyms: disappointment, fizzle, lemon, loser

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Rhymes with SMASH

Asch, ash, bash, brash, cache, cash, clash, crash, dash, fash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, splash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash