Betydelse av smash på svenska

• 0 to cause something to break noisily into a lot of small pieces:

  • Rioters ran through the city, smashing windows and looting shops.

  • She dropped her cup and watched it smash to pieces/to smithereens on the stone floor.

• 1 to cause something to move with great force against something hard, usually causing damage or injury:

  • Several boats were smashed against the rocks during the storm.

  • He tried to smash the door down to get to me.

  • The car was travelling very fast when it smashed into the tree.

  • He threatened to smash my face in if I didn't give him the money.

• 2 to defeat someone or to destroy something completely:

  • The country's government said it would do whatever was necessary to smash the rebellion.

• 3 to do much better than the best or fastest result recorded previously:

  • Petersen smashed the 400 metres record by over half a second.

• 4 the sound of something being smashed:

  • I was woken by the smash of glass.

  • The cars collided with a loud smash.

• 5 a road or train accident

• 6 in tennis or volleyball, a powerful downward hit that sends the ball forcefully over the net

• 7 an extremely popular and successful song, play, or film:

  • This CD contains all the latest smash hits.

  • Her first movie was an international box-office smash.

• 8 to break into small pieces, esp. by hitting or throwing:

  • [ T ] Some kids smashed her bedroom window.

  • [ I ] Her cup fell and smashed to pieces on the stone floor.

  • [ M ] Police had to smash the door down to get into the house.

  • [ M ] The band reportedly smashed up their hotel room.

• 9 to hit or move with force against something hard, usually causing damage or injury:

  • [ T ] She smashed her right knee in the accident.

  • [ I ] His car flipped over and smashed into a tree.

• 10 to defeat or destroy completely:

  • The government smashed the rebellion.

• 11 the sound of something breaking into small pieces:

  • I heard a smash and glass breaking.

• 12 a forcefully hit ball:

  • Robinson hit a smash to my left.