smashes
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Definitions ofsmashes
- The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
Example: "I could hear the screech of the brakes, then the horrible smash of cars colliding."
- A traffic collision.
Example: "The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash."
- Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc); a hit.
Example: "This new show is sure to be a smash."
- A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
Example: "A smash may not be as pretty as a good half volley, but it can still win points."
- A bankruptcy.
- A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.
- To break (something brittle) violently.
Example: "The demolition team smashed the buildings to rubble."
- To be destroyed by being smashed.
Example: "The crockery smashed as it hit the floor."
- To hit extremely hard.
Example: "Bonds smashed the ball 467 feet, the second longest home run in the history of the park."
- To ruin completely and suddenly.
Example: "The news smashed any hopes of a reunion."
- To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success.
Example: "I really smashed that English exam."
- To deform through continuous pressure.
Example: "I slowly smashed the modeling clay flat with the palm of my hand."
- To have sexual intercourse with.
Example: "Would you smash her?"
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