## Meanings
1. To break something suddenly and violently into pieces.
2. To crash or hit something violently and suddenly.
3. To hit something very hard, especially in sports.
4. The loud sound of a violent crash.

## Examples
- He dropped the plate and it smashed on the floor.
- The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail.
- The batter smashed the ball over the fence.
- I heard the smash of cars colliding outside.

## Synonyms
- hit
- thump
- wallop

## Derived Forms
- brandy-smash
- kersmash
- keysmash
- megasmash
- smash-and-grab
- smash-mouth
- smashable
- smashed
- smasheroo
- smashie
- smashing
- smashpad

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *meyḱ-

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Smash: 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”). Important forms in the word's history include Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-. In current use it includes senses such as To break something suddenly and violently into pieces and To crash or hit something violently and suddenly.

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