- smash
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 breaking noisily into piecesADJECTIVE▪ loudVERB + SMASH▪ hearPREPOSITION▪ with a smash▪
The plate hit the floor with a smash.
▪ smash of▪He heard the smash of breaking glass.
2 (BrE) in a car, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ head-on▪ fatal▪Their car was involved in a fatal smash with a stolen van.
▪ horrific▪ hit-and-run▪a 20-year-old victim of a hit-and-run smash
▪ high-speed▪ car, motorbike▪ rail, train▪ motorway, road▪ two-car, three-vehicle, etc.VERB + SMASH▪ have▪ cause▪A teenage driver has been fined £300 for causing a road smash on the A127.
SMASH + VERB▪ happen▪The smash happened just before junction 13 of the M6.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the smash▪Four people were seriously injured in a head-on smash on the A45.
3 in tennisADJECTIVE▪ powerful▪ overhead▪ forearmVERB + SMASH▪ hit▪He can hit a powerful overhead smash.
▪ miss▪He misses a smash to hand Federer a 5–0 lead.
4 song, film/movie, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ box-office▪ club, dance-floor (both BrE)▪the recent club smash, ‘Rocking Music’
▪ surprise▪ instant▪The comedy was an instant smash with critics.
▪ summerVERB + SMASH▪ be, becomeSMASH + NOUN▪ album, single▪ series, show, sitcom▪Bridges starred on the smash sitcom ‘Diff'rent Strokes’.
▪ hit▪ film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE){{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
