From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Smash \Smash\ (sm[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smashed}
(sm[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smashing}.] [Cf. Sw. smisk a
blow, stroke, smiska to strike, dial. Sw. smaske to kiss with
a noise, and E. smack a loud kiss, a slap.]
1. To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to
crush.
[1913 Webster]
Here everything is broken and smashed to pieces.
--Burke.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Lawn Tennis) To hit (the ball) from above the level of
the net with a very hard overhand stroke.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
smashing
adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car";
"had a great time at the party"; "you look simply
smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking},
{cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat},
{nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell},
{smashing}]
n 1: the act of breaking something into small pieces [syn:
{smashing}, {shattering}]
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