smash

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.

The display cabinet hit the floor with a smash.

A traffic collision.

The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash.

The footage of this scene has been re-used in several later films where a good, convincing train smash was required, notably in "Seven Sinners" (1937).

Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).

This new show is sure to be a smash.

The dress is a smash.

A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.

A smash may not be as pretty as a good half volley, but it can still win points.

A Nadal forehand into the net gave Djokovic the set and the Spaniard appeared rattled, firing a smash over the baseline in a rare moment of promise at 30-30 at the start of the third.

A bankruptcy.

Supposing a man has for the space of a month carried on trade in a showy shop in Cheapside, and then comes a smash, — is he not to be held a trader within the bankrupt law, because no one can swear that he has traded for four months?

To break (something brittle) violently.

The demolition team smashed the buildings to rubble.

The flying rock smashed the window to pieces.

To be destroyed by being smashed.

The crockery smashed as it hit the floor.

To hit extremely hard.

He smashed his head against the table.

Bonds smashed the ball 467 feet, the second longest home run in the history of the park.

To ruin completely and suddenly.

The news smashed any hopes of a reunion.

To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.

The Indians smashed the Yankees 22-0.

I really smashed that English exam.