smash vs whack

smash

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

  • Airspeed; dynamic pressure. 

  • A traffic collision. 

  • Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc). 

  • A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink. 

  • A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward. 

verb
  • To ruin completely and suddenly. 

  • To break (something brittle) violently. 

  • To be destroyed by being smashed. 

  • To deform through continuous pressure. 

  • To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over. 

  • To have sexual intercourse with. 

  • To hit extremely hard. 

whack

noun
  • The sound of a heavy strike. 

  • An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something. 

  • The strike itself. 

  • The backslash, ⟨ \ ⟩. 

  • The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact. 

verb
  • To kill, bump off. 

  • To surpass; to better. 

  • To beat convincingly; to thrash. 

  • To hit, slap or strike. 

  • To share or parcel out (often with up). 

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