"smashing" in the noun sense

1. smashing, shattering

the act of breaking something into small pieces

"smashing" 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"

"smashing" in the adjective sense

1. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, old

very good

"he did a bully job"

"a neat sports car"

"had a great time at the party"

"you look simply smashing"

"we had a grand old time"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.

View WordNet® License