smashed

UK: /ˈsmæʃt/ US: (smasht)

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smashed  (smasht), adj. [Slang.]

1. Slang Terms drunk.

• smash + -ed² 1955–60

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smashed / smæʃt/ adjective

1. noticeably under the influence of a drug
2. (of food) beaten into a soft pulpy mass: smashed avocado

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smash /smæʃ/   v. 

1. to (cause to) break to pieces, as by striking or dashing against something;
   shatter: [no object]
   The vase smashed to pieces when I dropped it.
   [~ + object]
   He smashed the vase to pieces.
2. to destroy or defeat completely:
   [~ + object] The attack on that country smashed its ability to make war again.
3. to hit or drive with force: [no object]
   The car smashed into the wall.
   [~ + object]
   He smashed the car into the wall.
4. Sport (in racket sports like tennis) to hit (a ball or shuttlecock) with a powerful, downward overhand stroke:
   [~ + object] smashed the ball down the sideline.

n. [countable]

5. an act or instance of smashing.
6. the sound of such smashing:
   the sudden smash of glass or bottles breaking.
7. a blow, hit, or slap.
8. a destructive collision, as between automobiles.
9. Informal Terms something achieving great success;
   a hit:
   Their new movie was a huge smash.
10. Sport (in racket sports) a powerful, downward overhand stroke, or the ball or shuttlecock hit with such a stroke.

adj. [before a noun]

11. [Informal.] of or relating to a great success:
    a smash hit on Broadway.

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smash  (smash), v.t. 

1. to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something;
   shatter:
   He smashed the vase against the wall.
2. to defeat, disappoint, or disillusion utterly.
3. to hit or strike (someone or something) with force.
4. to overthrow or destroy something considered as harmful:
   They smashed the drug racket.
5. to ruin financially:
   The depression smashed him.
6. Sport [Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis.] to hit (a ball or shuttlecock) overhead or overhand with a hard downward motion, causing the shot to move very swiftly and to strike the ground or table usually at a sharp angle.

v.i. 

7. to break to pieces from a violent blow or collision.
8. to dash with a shattering or crushing force or with great violence;
   crash (usually fol. by against, into, through, etc.).
9. to become financially ruined or bankrupt (often fol. by up).
10. to flatten and compress the signatures of a book in a press before binding.

n. 

11. the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
12. the sound of such a smash.
13. a blow, hit, or slap.
14. a destructive collision, as between automobiles.
15. a smashed or shattered condition.
16. a process or state of collapse, ruin, or destruction:
    the total smash that another war would surely bring.
17. financial failure or ruin.
18. Informal Terms See smash hit. 
19. Wine a drink made of brandy, or other liquor, with sugar, water, mint, and ice.
20. Sport [Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis.]
    • an overhead or overhand stroke in which the ball or shuttlecock is hit with a hard, downward motion causing it to move very swiftly and to strike the ground or table usually at a sharp angle.
    • a ball hit with such a stroke.

adj. 

21. of, relating to, or constituting a great success:
    That composer has written many smash tunes.

• perh. blend of, blended smack² and mash 1690–1700

smash′a•ble, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. See break. 
• 5. bankrupt.
• 11. crash.

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smash / smæʃ/ verb

1. to break into pieces violently and usually noisily
2. when intr, followed by against, through, into, etc: to throw or crash (against) vigorously, causing shattering: he smashed the equipment, it smashed against the wall
3. (transitive) to hit forcefully and suddenly
4. (transitive) to hit (the ball) fast and powerfully, esp with an overhead stroke
5. (transitive) to defeat or wreck (persons, theories, etc)
6. (transitive) to make bankrupt
7. (intransitive) to collide violently; crash
8. to drink (beer, wine, etc) quickly or with relish
9. smash it ⇒ to execute a task exceptionally well

noun

1. an act, instance, or sound of smashing or the state of being smashed
2. a violent collision, esp of vehicles
3. a total failure or collapse, as of a business
4. a fast and powerful overhead stroke
5. something having popular success
6. (in combination): smash-hit

adverb

1. with a smash

Etymology: 18th Century: probably from sm( ack² + m) ash

ˈsmashable adjective