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n. the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"

n. a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)

n. a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

n. a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"

knock, bash, bang, smash, belt

n. a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"

smash

v. break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"

smash

v. hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

bankrupt, ruin, break, smash

v. reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

crush, smash, demolish

v. humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

smash, smashingly

adv. with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"

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shock, impact

n. the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"

drive

v. urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"

stomp, stamp, stump

v. walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"

squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze

v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

break down, crush

v. make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"

smash

v. overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"

shatter

v. cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise

v. break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"

splinter, sliver

v. break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"

crush

v. become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"

dive

v. swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"

commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

crash, go down

v. stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"

break

v. find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"

deprive, impoverish

v. take away

persecute, oppress

v. cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat

v. treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

molest

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

torture, excruciate, torment

v. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

victimize, victimise

v. make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

heckle

v. challenge aggressively

hassle, plague, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

hunt

v. search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"

torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate

v. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

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