smash
Break into pieces
Smash is to break something violently into pieces, or the act of doing so: The vase smashed against the wall.
Extended uses keep the force: a smash hit is an overwhelming success, and to smash a record is to break it decisively.
In tennis, a smash is a powerful overhead shot.
As slang, smash means to have sex: They smashed after the party.
Fragment violently, suddenly
- crashSudden violent impact
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
- splintersThin sharp broken fragments
debris · smithereens · breakage · fracture · rupture · destruction · demolition · disintegration
Successful contact or strike
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
chart-topper · breakthrough · megahit · knockout · crowd-pleaser · viral · banger · anthem
Forceful contact between objects
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- blowMove air forcefully
- slamForceful impact or closure
crash · bash · wallop · whack · thwack · punch · pummel · force
Crush to powder
- grindCrush into particles
- flattenMake level or smooth
- squashFlatten by pressure
- compressReduce volume by force
pound · press · trample · bruise · squeeze · macerate · mince · pestle
shatter
Fragment violently, suddenly
- crashSudden violent impact
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
splinters · debris · smithereens · breakage · fracture · rupture · destruction · demolition · disintegration · wreckage
hit
Successful contact or strike
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
bestseller · chart-topper · breakthrough · megahit · knockout · crowd-pleaser · viral · banger · anthem · juggernaut
collision
Forceful contact between objects
slam · crash · bash · wallop · whack · thwack · punch · pummel · force · concussion
pulverize
Crush to powder
compress · pound · press · trample · bruise · squeeze · macerate · mince · pestle · mortar
overhead
Located directly above
spike · kill shot · slam · ace · winner · power shot · racket · shuttlecock · badminton · tennis
muddle
Disordered, bewildered state
mojito · caipirinha · julep · muddler · citrus · rum · bourbon · highball · refreshing · iced
- impact soundsbam, bang, bash, bonk, boom
- demolitiondemolish, raze, bulldoze, controlled demolition, wreck
- table tennispaddle, ball, serve, net, table
- crushing wordscrush, grind, pound, pulverize, mill
- destruction verbsdestroy, demolish, wreck, ruin, shatter
- forceful actionsslam, crash, bang, pound, strike
- smash hitOverwhelming popular success
- smashed upViolently broken apart
- smash upDestroy by impact
- smash and grabViolent quick robbery
- smash itSucceed emphatically
- smashed itSucceeded spectacularly
smashed, smashing, smashes, smash hit, smasher, smashers, smashable, smash-and-grabs, smash and grab