smash
noun/smæʃ/
/smæʃ/
- [singular] an act of breaking something noisily into pieces; the sound this makes
- The cup hit the floor with a smash.
- He heard the smash of breaking glass.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loud
- hear
- with a smash
- smash of
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- [countable] (British English) an accident in which a vehicle hits another vehicle
- a car smash
Extra Examples- Four people were seriously injured in a head-on smash on the A45.
- The smash happened just before junction 13 of the M6.
- Their car was involved in a fatal smash with a stolen van.
- a 20-year-old victim of a hit-and-run smash
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- head-on
- fatal
- horrific
- …
- have
- cause
- happen
- in a/the smash
- [countable] a way of hitting the ball downwards and very hard
- He can hit a powerful overhead smash.
- He misses a smash to hand Thiem a 5–0 lead.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- overhead
- forearm
- …
- hit
- miss
- (also smash hit)[countable] a song, film or play that is very popular
- her latest chart smash
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrec2- The comedy was an instant smash with critics.
- The play was a box-office smash.
- They had a smash hit with their debut album.
- the recent club smash, ‘Rocking Music’
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- box-office
- club
- dance-floor
- …
- be
- become
- album
- single
- series
- …
act of breaking
vehicle crash
in tennis, etc.
song/movie/play
Word Originearly 18th cent. (as a noun): probably imitative, representing a blend of words such as smack, smite with bash, mash, etc.
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