smash

Smash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smashed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Smashing.]

Etymology: [Cf. Sw. smisk a blow, stroke, smiska to strike, dial. Sw. smaske to kiss with a noise, and E. smack a loud kiss, a slap.]

To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush. Here everything is broken and smashed to pieces. Burke.

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Smash, v. i.

To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure.

Smash, n.

1. A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.

2. Hence, bankruptcy. [Colloq.]

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for smash; he lists it under break.

Where he writes about it:

To smash is to break thoroughly to pieces with a crashing sound by some sudden act of violence; a watch once smashed will scarcely be worth repair. — from break

Synonyms

break bankrupt burst cashier crack crush demolish destroy fracture rend rive rupture sever shatter shiver split sunder transgress

Antonyms

attach bind fasten join mend secure solder unite weld

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