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Quick definitions from WordNet (smash)

▸ noun:  a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
▸ noun:  a conspicuous success ("That new Broadway show is a real smasher")
▸ noun:  the act of colliding with something ("The fullback's smash into the defensive line")
▸ noun:  a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
▸ noun:  a vigorous blow
▸ verb:  hit violently ("She smashed her car against the guard rail")
▸ verb:  break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow ("The window smashed")
▸ verb:  break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over ("Smash a plate")
▸ verb:  overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) ("The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off")
▸ verb:  hit hard ("He smashed a 3-run homer")
▸ verb:  collide or strike violently and suddenly ("The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail")
▸ verb:  hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
▸ verb:  humiliate or depress completely ("The death of her son smashed her")
▸ verb:  damage or destroy as if by violence
▸ verb:  reduce to bankruptcy ("The slump in the financial markets smashed him")
▸ adverb:  with a loud crash ("The car went smash through the fence")

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