Main Entry:

²smash

Function:

verb

Date:

1764

transitive verb

1: to break or crush by violence2 a: to drive or throw violently especially with a shattering or battering effect ; also : to effect in this way b: to hit violently : batter c (1): to hit (as a tennis ball) with a hard overhand stroke (2): to drive (a ball) with a forceful stroke3: to destroy utterly : wreckintransitive verb1: to move or become propelled with violence or crashing effect <smashed into a tree>2: to become wrecked3: to go to pieces suddenly under collision or pressure

— smash·er noun