"smashes" in the noun sense

1. knock, bash, bang, smash, belt

a vigorous blow

"the sudden knock floored him"

"he took a bash right in his face"

"he got a bang on the head"

2. smash, smash-up

a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)

3. overhead, smash

a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

4. crash, smash

the act of colliding with something

"his crash through the window"

"the fullback's smash into the defensive line"

5. hit, smash, smasher, strike, bang

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"

"smashes" in the verb sense

1. smash, nail, boom, blast

hit hard

"He smashed a 3-run homer"

2. smash, dash

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

"Smash a plate"

3. bankrupt, ruin, break, smash

reduce to bankruptcy

"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"

"The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

4. smash

hit violently

"She smashed her car against the guard rail"

5. crush, smash

humiliate or depress completely

"She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"

"The death of her son smashed her"

6. bang up, smash up, smash

damage or destroy as if by violence

"The teenager banged up the car of his mother"

7. smash

hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

8. smash

collide or strike violently and suddenly

"The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"

9. smash

overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful

"The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"

10. smash

break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow

"The window smashed"

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