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How to sign: hit hard
"He smashed a 3-run homer";
Similiar / Same: boom, blast, nail
Categories: hit
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: hit, smasher, bang, strike
Categories: success
Within this category: blockbuster, sleeper
How to sign: reduce to bankruptcy
"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him";
Similiar / Same: bankrupt, ruin, break
Categories: impoverish
How to sign: a vigorous blow
"the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head";
Similiar / Same: bash, bang, knock, belt
How to sign: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
"Smash a plate";
Similiar / Same: dash
Categories: break
How to sign: damage or destroy as if by violence
"The teenager banged up the car of his mother";
Similiar / Same: bang up, smash up
Categories: damage
How to sign: hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
Categories: hit
