smash

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To break something suddenly and violently into pieces.

   He dropped the plate and it smashed on the floor.

2. 2
   verb

   To crash or hit something violently and suddenly.

   The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail.

3. 3
   verb

   To hit something very hard, especially in sports.

   The batter smashed the ball over the fence.

4. 4
   noun

   The loud sound of a violent crash.

   I heard the smash of cars colliding outside.

Uncertain, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Swedish smask (“to smack with the lips”), dialectal Swedish smaska (“to smack, kiss”), Danish smaske (“to smack with the lips”), Low German smaksen (“to smack with the lips, kiss”).

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