prangnounUKinformal

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a traffic accident
accidentAn accident on the M11 is blocking traffic in a northerly direction.
collisionPolice responded to the collision and closed the road.
head-onBoth drivers were injured in the head-on collision.
shuntUKMy insurance company refused to pay out after my little shunt.
crashA serious crash on the motorway yesterday led to its closure for two hours.
car crashHe died in a car crash.

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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
anti-collision
aquaplane
bird strike
brake
bump
car crash
car wreck
collide with someone/something
collision
fender bender
pile (something) up
plough into something/someone
post-crash
roadkill
RTA
rubbernecker
rubbernecking
sideswipe
spin
stack

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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding

smashnoun (TENNIS)

[ C ]
in tennis or volleyball, a powerful downward hit that sends the ball forcefully over the net（网球运动中的）高压球，扣球

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Tennis & racket sports
ace
alley
approach shot
backcourt
ball boy
ball girl
chip
forecourt
forehand
knock up
mixed doubles
outhit
paddleball
padel
passing shot
pelota
shuttlecock
string
table tennis
tramlines

smashnoun (SUCCESSFUL FILM/SONG)

[ C ]
an extremely popular and successful song, play, or film: 大获成功的歌曲（或戏剧、电影）
This CD contains all the latest smash hits.这张CD里收录了所有最新热门歌曲。
Her first movie was an international box-office smash.她的第一部影片取得了国际票房的巨大成功。

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someone or something that becomes popular, wealthy, or has achieved a lot
successThe new TV series was a wild success.
a roaring successHer third album was a roaring success and went platinum.
hitDinner was a hit with the kids.
triumphThe court verdict was a triumph for all abuse victims.
winWhat can we do to get a win out of this situation?

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Successful (things or people)
a head of steamidiom
achiever
alive
alpha female
alpha male
arrive
ascendant
have something in your pocketidiom
have the world at your feetidiom
healthily
heavy hitteridiom
high-flyer
pocket
rail
represent
successful
successfully
superachiever
superhit
superseller

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Types of film, play, book etc.

smash | American Dictionary

smash
verb
us/smæʃ/

smashverb (BREAK)

[ I/T ]
to break into small pieces, esp. by hitting or throwing:
[ T ]Some kids smashed her bedroom window.
[ I ]Her cup fell and smashed to pieces on the stone floor.
[ M ]Police had to smash the door down to get into the house.
[ M ]The band reportedly smashed up their hotel room.

smashverb (HIT)

[ I/T ]
to hit or move with force against something hard, usually causing damage or injury:
[ T ]She smashed her right knee in the accident.
[ I ]His car flipped over and smashed into a tree.

smashverb (DESTROY)

[ T ]
to defeat or destroy completely:
The government smashed the rebellion.
smash
noun
us/smæʃ/

smashnoun (BREAK)

[ U ]
the sound of something breaking into small pieces:
I heard a smash and glass breaking.

smashnoun (HIT BALL)

[ C ]
a forcefully hit ball:
Robinson hit a smash to my left.

Examples of smash

smash
A man does not smash the portrait of his beloved in order to express his anger (unless he is posturing).
To accomplish this, she produces an oh-prefaced, epistemically upgraded assessment: oh they were smashing.
In another section of this work, the fly is allegorically pursued by a book in an attempt to smash it (23:15-24:39).
Selfish, splendid, disdainful, wilful and difficult, she survives when the sweet martyr collapses and the performing doll is smashed.
During one particular storm the vessel shipped a very heavy sea that smashed the gangway and a lifeboat aft, and snapped off ventilators.
In expressions, '+' denotes addition, '-' denotes proper subtraction, and '#' denotes the smash function.
This collusion required little union participation and in some cases permitted collusion to smash unions.
It is easier to smash the old stories than to tell new, better ones.
For the first time in human history, the connection between political power and urban construction would be smashed.
It is about smashing the power of guilt feelings by profession and, therefore, confession of wayward passions.
Sherds from spatially separate areas in these deposits often fit together, prompting the inference that whole vessels were ceremonially smashed and then scattered.
The guardians of morals accordingly smashed and burned the latest rock 'n' roll singles in public.
The word smashed was therefore included in the analysis.
At 7 a. m. on the 4th an enormous wave swept the deck, smashing and carrying away everything in its path.
In figure 5 we define our semantic domains, using coalesced sums and smash products.
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