Crush vs. Smash

Crushnoun

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

Smashnoun

The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.

‘I could hear the screech of the brakes, then the horrible smash of cars colliding.’;

Crushnoun

Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.

Smashnoun

A traffic collision.

‘The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash.’;

Crushnoun

A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.

‘a crush at a reception’;

Smashnoun

Something very successful.

‘This new show of mine is sure to be a smash.’;

Crushnoun

A violent crowding.

Smashnoun

(tennis) A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.

‘A smash may not be as pretty as a good half volley, but it can still win points.’;

Crushnoun

A crowd control barrier.

Smashnoun

A bankruptcy.

Crushnoun

An infatuation or affection for someone you are not dating.

‘I've had a huge crush on her since we met many years ago.’;

Smashverb

To break (something brittle) violently.

‘The demolition team smashed the buildings to rubble.’; ‘The flying rock smashed the window to pieces.’;

Crushnoun

The human object of such infatuation or affection.

Smashverb

(intransitive) To be destroyed by being smashed.

‘The crockery smashed as it hit the floor.’;

Crushnoun

A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.

Smashverb

To hit extremely hard.

‘He smashed his head against the table.’; ‘Bonds smashed the ball 467 feet, the second longest home run in the history of the park.’;

Crushnoun

(dated) A party or festive function.

Smashverb

(figuratively) To ruin completely and suddenly.

‘The news smashed any hopes of a reunion.’;

Crushnoun

(Australia) The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season that this process takes place in.

Smashverb

To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success.

‘The Indians smashed the Yankees 22-0.’; ‘I really smashed that English exam.’;

Crushverb

To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass.

‘to crush grapes’;

Smashverb

(US) To deform through continuous pressure.

‘I slowly smashed the modeling clay flat with the palm of my hand.’;

Crushverb

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding

‘to crush quartz’;

Smashverb

To have sexual intercourse with.

‘Would you smash her?’;

Crushverb

(figurative) To overwhelm by pressure or weight.

‘After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections’;

Smashverb

To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.

‘Here everything is broken and smashed to pieces.’;

Crushverb

To oppress or grievously burden.

Smashverb

To hit (the ball) from above the level of the net with a very hard overhand stroke.

Crushverb

To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

‘The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.’;

Smashverb

To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure.

Crushverb

(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force

‘an eggshell crushes easily’;

Smashnoun

A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.

Crushverb

(intransitive) To feel infatuation or unrequited love.

‘She's crushing on him.’;

Smashnoun

Hence, bankruptcy.

Crushverb

To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes.

‘Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut.’; ‘The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall.’;

Smashnoun

a vigorous blow;

‘the sudden knock floored him’; ‘he took a bash right in his face’; ‘he got a bang on the head’;

Crushverb

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.

Smashnoun

a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)

Crushverb

To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.

‘To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.’; ‘Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again.’;

Smashnoun

a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

Crushverb

To oppress or burden grievously.

‘Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway.’;

Smashnoun

the act of colliding with something;

‘his crash through the window’; ‘the fullback's smash into the defensive line’;

Crushverb

To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

‘Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels.’;

Smashnoun

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’;

Crushverb

to subdue or overwhelm (a person) by argument or a cutting remark; to cause (a person) to feel chagrin or humiliation; to squelch.

Smashverb

hit hard;

‘He smashed a 3-run homer’;

Crushverb

To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily.

Smashverb

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over;

‘Smash a plate’;

Crushnoun

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

‘The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.’;

Smashverb

reduce to bankruptcy;

‘My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!’; ‘The slump in the financial markets smashed him’;

Crushnoun

Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception.

‘Politics leave very little time for the bow window at White's in the day, or for the crush room of the opera at night.’;

Smashverb

hit violently;

‘She smashed her car against the guard rail’;

Crushnoun

leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

Smashverb

humiliate or depress completely;

‘She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation’; ‘The death of her son smashed her’;

Crushnoun

a dense crowd of people

Smashverb

damage or destroy as if by violence;

‘The teenager banged up the car of his mother’;

Crushnoun

temporary love of an adolescent

Smashverb

hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

Crushnoun

the act of crushing

Smashverb

collide or strike violently and suddenly;

‘The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail’;

Crushverb

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority;

‘The government oppresses political activists’;

Smashverb

overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful);

‘The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off’;

Crushverb

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition;

‘crush an aluminum can’; ‘squeeze a lemon’;

Smashverb

break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow;

‘The window smashed’;

Crushverb

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict;

‘Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship’; ‘We beat the competition’; ‘Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game’;

Smashadverb

with a loud crash;

‘the car went smash through the fence’;

Crushverb

break into small pieces;

‘The car crushed the toy’;

Crushverb

humiliate or depress completely;

‘She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation’; ‘The death of her son smashed her’;

Crushverb

crush or bruise;

‘jam a toe’;

Crushverb

make ineffective;

‘Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination’;

Crushverb

become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure;

‘The plastic bottle crushed against the wall’;