smash

To break something into pieces by hitting it with great force.

• He smashed the glass.
• Someone smashed our window with a stone.
• Did you smash that bottle on purpose?

How to use it: smash something to pieces (He smashed the old vase to pieces.); smash something with something (She smashed the ice with a hammer.)

Similar words: shatter, break

Common phrases: smash a window, smash something to pieces, smash something with something, smash a bottle

To break into pieces after hitting something with great force.

• The vase smashed on the floor.
• Two bottles fell from the shelf and smashed.
• The glass smashed to pieces when it hit the ground.

How to use it: smash on something (The cup smashed on the stone floor.); smash to pieces (The mirror fell and smashed to pieces.)

Similar words: shatter, break

Common phrases: smash to pieces, smash on something, smash against something

A book, show, song, or other thing that becomes very successful and popular.

• The show was a smash.
• Her new song became an international smash.
• Everyone expected the film to be a box-office smash.

Similar words: hit, success

Opposites: flop

Common phrases: smash hit, box-office smash, international smash

A loud noise made when something breaks or crashes into something.

• We heard a loud smash.
• The plate hit the floor with a smash.
• A sudden smash of glass woke us up.

Similar words: crash

Common phrases: loud smash, sudden smash, smash of glass

A powerful shot in tennis or similar sports that sends the ball or shuttle sharply downward.

• Her smash won the point.
• He returned the ball with a powerful smash.
• Can you teach me how to play an overhead smash?

Similar words: overhead shot

Common phrases: overhead smash, powerful smash, hit a smash

An accident in which vehicles hit something or each other.

• Two cars were involved in the smash.
• The driver was injured in a motorway smash.
• Police closed the road after a serious smash.

Similar words: crash, collision

Common phrases: car smash, road smash, motorway smash