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smash

/smæʃ/ noun

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In Latin: percīdō, occillō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about smash at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
    I could hear the screech of the brakes, then the horrible smash of cars colliding.
  2. A traffic collision.
    The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash.
  3. Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
    This new show is sure to be a smash.

verb

  1. To break (something brittle) violently.
    The demolition team smashed the buildings to rubble.
  2. To be destroyed by being smashed.
    The crockery smashed as it hit the floor.
  3. To hit extremely hard.
    He smashed his head against the table.

Origin

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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