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[smæʃ] verb I

1) [I/T] if something smashes, or if you smash it, it breaks noisily into many pieces when it falls or when you break it

Someone had smashed a window.[/ex]

The bottle fell and smashed on the floor.[/ex]

2) [I/T] to hit against an object or surface with a lot of force, or to hit something against something in this way

His car smashed into a tree.[/ex]

He fell and smashed his head on the pavement.[/ex]

3) [T] to completely destroy or defeat an organization, system etc

4) [T] in tennis, to hit a ball that is above your head downwards and very hard

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smash a record — to do something much faster, better etc than it has ever been done before[/ex]

- smash sth up

II

noun [C] informal

smash [smæʃ]

1) smash or smash hit something such as a play, film, or song that is extremely successful

2) a car crash