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• the cup hit the floor with a smash.
• a car smash
• her latest chart smash
• four people were seriously injured in a head-on smash on the a45.

smash

1. an act of breaking something noisily into pieces; the sound this makes
• The cup hit the floor with a smash.
2. an accident in which a vehicle hits another vehicle
• a car smash
3. a way of hitting the ball downwards and very hard
4. a song, film/movie or play that is very popular
• her latest chart smash

Extra Examples

• Four people were seriously injured in a head-on smash on the A45.
• He can hit a powerful overhead smash.
• He heard the smash of breaking glass.
• He misses a smash to hand Federer a 5–0 lead.
• The comedy was an instant smash with critics.
• The plate hit the floor with a smash.
• The play was a box-office smash.
• The smash happened just before junction 13 of the M6.
• Their car was involved in a fatal smash with a stolen van.
• They had a smash hit with their debut album.
• a 20-year-old victim of a hit-and-run smash
• the recent club smash, ‘Rocking Music’

Word Origin

• early 18th cent. (as a noun): probably imitative, representing a blend of words such as smack, smite with bash, mash, etc.