Shatter vs. Smash

Shatterverb

(transitive) To violently break something into pieces.

‘The miners used dynamite to shatter rocks.’; ‘a high-pitched voice that could shatter glass’; ‘The old oak tree has been shattered by lightning.’;

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.’;

Shatterverb

(transitive) To destroy or disable something.

Smashnoun

A traffic collision.

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

Shatterverb

(intransitive) To smash, or break into tiny pieces.

Smashnoun

Something very successful.

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

Shatterverb

(transitive) To dispirit or emotionally defeat.

‘to be shattered in intellect; to have shattered hopes, or a shattered constitution’;

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.’;

Shatterverb

(obsolete) To scatter about.

Smashnoun

A bankruptcy.

Shatternoun

A fragment of anything shattered.

‘to break a glass into shatters’;

Smashverb

To break (something brittle) violently.

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

Shatternoun

A (pine) needle.

Smashverb

(intransitive) To be destroyed by being smashed.

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

Shatternoun

A form of concentrated cannabis.

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.’;

Shatterverb

To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning.

‘A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided amongst revolted subjects.’;

Smashverb

(figuratively) To ruin completely and suddenly.

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

Shatterverb

To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered.

‘A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor.’;

Smashverb

To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success.

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

Shatterverb

To scatter about.

‘Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.’;

Smashverb

(US) To deform through continuous pressure.

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

Shatterverb

To be broken into fragments; to fall or crumble to pieces by any force applied.

‘Some fragile bodies break but where the force is; some shatter and fly in many places.’;

Smashverb

To have sexual intercourse with.

‘Would you smash her?’;

Shatternoun

A fragment of anything shattered; - used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters.

Smashverb

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

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

Shatterverb

break into many pieces;

‘The wine glass shattered’;

Smashverb

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

Shatterverb

break into many pieces;

‘shatter the plate’;

Smashverb

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

Smashnoun

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

Smashnoun

Hence, bankruptcy.

Smashnoun

a vigorous blow;

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

Smashnoun

a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)

Smashnoun

a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

Smashnoun

the act of colliding with something;

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

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’;

Smashverb

hit hard;

‘He smashed a 3-run homer’;

Smashverb

break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over;

‘Smash a plate’;

Smashverb

reduce to bankruptcy;

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

Smashverb

hit violently;

‘She smashed her car against the guard rail’;

Smashverb

humiliate or depress completely;

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

Smashverb

damage or destroy as if by violence;

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

Smashverb

hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

Smashverb

collide or strike violently and suddenly;

‘The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail’;

Smashverb

overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful);

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

Smashverb

break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow;

‘The window smashed’;

Smashadverb

with a loud crash;

‘the car went smash through the fence’;