smash

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
2. (Ireland, UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A traffic collision.
3. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
4. (countable, uncountable) A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
5. (archaic, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A bankruptcy.
6. (archaic, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A disaster; a bad situation.
7. (countable, uncountable) A mashed foodstuff.
8. (countable, uncountable) A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.
9. (countable, informal, uncountable) Airspeed; dynamic pressure.
10. (archaic, uncountable) Destruction.

Verb

1. (transitive) To break (something brittle) violently.
2. (intransitive) To be destroyed by being smashed.
3. (transitive) To hit extremely hard.
4. (figuratively, transitive) To ruin completely and suddenly.
5. (figuratively, transitive) To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.
6. (US, transitive) To deform through continuous pressure.
7. (slang, transitive, vulgar) To have sex with.
8. (archaic, intransitive, slang) Synonym of go to smash (“to go to ruin; to fail disastrously”).
9. (Ireland, UK, obsolete, slang) To pass counterfeit money.

Synonyms

crush

break

shatter

destroy

crash

crack

hit

strike

demolish

dash

💨

beat

pound

💷

grind

knock

bang

pulverize

squash

bash

break up

ruin

blast

defeat

wreck

pulverise

collide

break into pieces

boom

💥

batter

overhead

mash

nail

bruise

break to pieces

belt

collision

💥

box

📦

overwhelm

tear

knock down

kill

🔪🩸👤

blow

squelch

throw

bust

bump

punch

👊

shock

⚡

bang up

fracture

slam

Translations

briser

zerschmettern

fracasser

zerschlagen

esmagar

romper

schiacciare

verbrijzelen

verpletteren

fracassare

écraser

vermorzelen

rompere

casser

intrappen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/smæʃ/

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish: smask

Cognate with Swedish: smaska

Cognate with Danish: smaske

Cognate with Low German: smaksen

In summary

Uncertain, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Swedish smask (“to smack with the lips”), dialectal Swedish smaska (“to smack, kiss”), Danish smaske (“to smack with the lips”), Low German smaksen (“to smack with the lips, kiss”).

Sentences

Shack News praised the pixel art used in " Super Smash Brothers Brawl " for Lakitu.