smash

1 verb

1 (I, T) to break into many small pieces violently or noisily, or to make something do this by dropping, throwing, or hitting it: I dropped the plate and it smashed. | He used a chair to smash the window.

2 (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive always + adv/prep) to hit an object or surface violently, or to make something do this: smash sth against/down/into: Larry smashed his fist down on the table.

3 (T) to destroy something such as a political system or criminal organization: The French police claim to have smashed a massive drugs racket.

4 (T) to hit a high ball in tennis etc with a strong downward action

smash sth down phrasal verb (T) to hit a door, wall etc violently so that it falls to the ground smash sth in phrasal verb (T) to hit something so violently that you break it and make a hole in it: smash sb's face/head in informal (=hit someone hard in the face or head): He had threatened to smash Jo's head in if he ever went there again. smash sth up phrasal verb (T) to deliberately damage or destroy something: A gang of thugs came into the bar and smashed the place up. —see also: smash­up 2 noun

1 (singular) the loud sound of something breaking

(+ of): We heard the smash of plates breaking in the kitchen.

2 (C) a hard downward shot in tennis or similar games

3 (C) BrE a serious road or railway accident