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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Smash

/(smăsh)/ · IPA /smæʃ/
01 v. t. To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.
imp. & p. p. Smashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Smashing
  1. 1.
    To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.
    “Here everything is broken and smashed to pieces.” — Burke.
  2. 2.
    To hit (the ball) from above the level of the net with a very hard overhand stroke.(Lawn Tennis)
02 v. i. To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure.
  1. 1.
    To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure.
03 n. A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.
  1. 1.
    A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.
  2. 2.
    Hence, bankruptcy.[Colloq.]