blockbuster
megahit
smash hit | an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) |
hit smash smasher
strike bang | 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 |
crash
smash | the act of colliding with something, his crash through the window, the fullback's smash into the defensive line |
overhead
smash | a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head |
smash
smash-up | a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) |
knock
bash
bang smash belt | a vigorous blow, the sudden knock floored him, he took a bash right in his face, he got a bang on the head |
| smash | break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow, The window smashed |
smash
dash | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over, Smash a plate |
| smash | overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful), The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off |
smash
nail boom
blast | hit hard, He smashed a -run homer |
| smash | collide or strike violently and suddenly, The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail |
| smash | hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke |
bang up
smash up
smash | damage or destroy as if by violence, The teenager banged up the car of his mother |
crush
smash
demolish | humiliate or depress completely, She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation, The death of her son smashed her |
| smash | hit violently, She smashed her car against the guard rail |
bankrupt
ruin
break smash | reduce to bankruptcy, My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!, The slump in the financial markets smashed him |
smash
smashingly | with a loud crash, the car went smash through the fence |