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with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence" hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail" hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail" hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off" break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate" break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed" a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback''s smash into the defensive line" a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother" a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter''s fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" |
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