smash

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
smash/smaʃ/

▶verb

• 1 break or cause to break violently into pieces.

  ■ (smash down) violently knock down.

• 2 crash and severely damage (a vehicle).

  ■ (smash into) hit or collide with forcefully.

• 3 (in sport) strike (the ball) or score (a goal, run, etc.) with great force.

  ■ (in tennis, badminton, and similar sports) strike (the ball or shuttlecock) downwards with a hard overarm stroke.

• 4 completely defeat, destroy, or foil.

▶noun

• 1 an act, instance, or sound of smashing.

• 2 (also smash hit) informal a very successful song, film, or show.

• 3 a mixture of spirits (typically brandy) with flavoured water and ice.

▶adverb with a sudden smash.

– origin C18 (as n.): prob. imitative, representing a blend of words such as smack, smite with bash, mash, etc.