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Meanings of smash in English

Portuguese
estrondo
Catalan
èxit
Spanish
tortazo
Wikidata

A vigorous blow.

estrondo
Portuguese
smash
Spanish
smash
Catalan
esmaixada

Tennis technique.

smash
Portuguese
estrelar
Catalan
aixafar
Spanish
aplastar

To hit extremely hard.

estrelar
Catalan
fer enfonsar
Spanish
arruinar

Reduce to bankruptcy.

fer enfonsar
Usage of smash in English
1
Second serve: Goran slips when he 's about to smash the return.
The Guardian
2
To summarize: Three steps must be taken to smash the war racket.
War is a racket
3
They want to smash trade unions and end the right to strike.
The Irish Times
4
The Protestants continued to smash images; the Catholics to mob the Protestants.
The Age of the Reformation
5
Obviously they'd just used something to smash through the ground floor doors.
Shade's children
6
He could have had no interest in involving him in the smash.
A Girl of the Commune
7
Let us take one of the fishing boats and smash the others.
Genghis: bones of the hills: a novel
8
Nish was sure they were going to smash right through the ice.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
9
Only available since July 6, Pokemon Go is already a historic smash.
Reuters
10
I want him to come to my house and smash everything up!
The Guardian
11
Nicole's performance in the smash-hit musical 'Cats' could reinvigorate her singing career.
The South African
12
You must let us go, lest she smash this place to rubble.
Winter door
13
Don't smash or shatter the ice: it'll become watery in a moment.
The new yorker
14
He walked his room in the darkness longing to smash and tear.
The Research Magnificent
15
He would soon smash it in with his axe, he felt sure.
Five on a treasure island
16
There came a second smash while they were still on the staircase.
The Invisible Man
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Common
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Common
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