Definizione monolingua

smash

smash (third-person singular simple present smashes, present participle smashing, simple past and past participle smashed)

1. To break (something brittle) violently.

   The demolition team smashed the buildings to rubble.

   The flying rock smashed the window to pieces.

   • 1895, H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X

     Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a strange, and for me, a most fortunate thing. Yet oddly enough I found here a far more unlikely substance, and that was camphor. I found it in a sealed jar, that, by chance, I supposed had been really hermetically sealed. I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odor of camphor was unmistakable. It struck me as singularly odd, that among the universal decay, this volatile substance had chanced to survive, perhaps through many thousand years. Is reminded me of a sepia painting I had once seen done from the ink of a fossil Belemnite that must have perished and become fossilized millions of years ago. I was about to throw this camphor on one side, and then remembering that it was inflammable and burnt with a good bright flame, I put it into my pocket.

2. To hit extremely hard.

   He smashed his head against the table

   Bonds smashed the ball 467 feet, the second longest home run in the history of the park.

3. (figuratively) To ruin completely and suddenly.

   The news smashed any hopes of a reunion.

4. (transitive, figuratively) To defeat overwhelmingly.

   The Indians smashed the Yankees 22-0.

5. (US) To deform through continuous pressure.

   I slowly smashed the modeling clay flat with the palm of my hand.

6. (intransitive) To be destroyed by being smashed.

   The crockery smashed as it hit the floor.

smash (plural smashes)

1. The sound of a violent impact, to strike violently.

   I could hear the screech of the brakes, then the horrible smash of cars colliding.

2. (UK, colloquial) A traffic accident.

   The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash.

3. (colloquial, entertainment) Something very successful.

   This new show of mine is sure to be a smash.

4. (tennis) A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.

   A smash may not be as pretty as a good half volley, but it can still win points.

   • 2011 July 3, Piers Newbury, “Wimbledon 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in final”, BBC Sport:

     A Nadal forehand into the net gave Djokovic the set and the Spaniard appeared rattled, firing a smash over the baseline in a rare moment of promise at 30-30 at the start of the third.

Definizione dizionario smash

	smash
	in tennis

rompere

annientare

collidere

colpire

demolire

disastro

distruggere

esplodere

fallire

fare a pezzi

forte colpo

fracassare

fracassarsi

fracasso

frantumare

incidente

incrinare

infrangere

picchiare

polverizzare

rompersi

schiacciare

schiacciata

schiantare

sconquasso

scontro

scoppiare

sopprimere

spezzare

strappare

stroncare

Altri significati:

to break violently

(UK, colloquial) A traffic accident.

(slang) To have sex.

be destroyed by being smashed

(tennis) A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.

The sound of a violent impact, to strike violently.

figuratively: to ruin completely and suddenly

colloquial: something very successful

sound of a violent impact

(figuratively) To ruin completely and suddenly.

drive in (e.g. nail, stake)

To hit extremely hard.

(intransitive) To be destroyed by being smashed.

(to) crack

figuratively: to defeat overwhelmingly

(US) To deform through continuous pressure.

(transitive, figuratively) To defeat overwhelmingly.

To break (something brittle) violently.

hit extremely hard

(colloquial, entertainment) Something very successful.