smashed; smashing; smashes
1
: to break or crush by violence
2
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 (something, such as a tennis ball) with a hard overhand stroke
(2)
: to drive (a ball) with a forceful stroke
3
: to destroy utterly : wreck
1
: to move or become propelled with violence or crashing effect
smashed into a tree
2
: to become wrecked
3
: to go to pieces suddenly under collision or pressure
smasher
noun
: being a smash : outstanding
a smash hit
Examples of smash in a Sentence
Noun
The new movie is a smash.
She was a smash at the party.
His new song promises to be a smash hit.
The vase fell to the ground with a loud smash.
She hit an overhand smash that won the match.
Verb
He smashed the vase with a hammer.
The ball smashed the window.
The vase fell and smashed to pieces.
He smashed into the wall.
She smashed the ball deep into the opposite corner.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The first season of Wednesday — from creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar along with executive producer and director Tim Burton — was a smash for the streamer in 2022.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
In the past half decade, whole strata of this intricate New York support system have been smashed.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The success of the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter films were the overture for Game of Thrones to become a smash HBO show, to say nothing of the books that spawned them.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
At that time, Number 1 Angel wasn’t a commercial smash.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The first season of Wednesday — from creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar along with executive producer and director Tim Burton — was a smash for the streamer in 2022.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Red Sox first baseman smashed his second three-run homer in two nights in an 8-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
In the past half decade, whole strata of this intricate New York support system have been smashed.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The project reaches 52 total weeks on the tally this period, becoming the latest in Grande’s growing list of smash successes to achieve that honor.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The success of the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter films were the overture for Game of Thrones to become a smash HBO show, to say nothing of the books that spawned them.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Smash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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smash
2 of 2 noun1
a
: a heavy blow or attack
b
: a hard overhand stroke (as in tennis)
2
: the condition of being smashed
3
a
: the action or sound of smashing
especially
: a wreck due to collision : crash
b
: complete collapse : ruin
especially
: bankruptcy
4
: a striking success : hit
the new play is a smash
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