ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"
enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement"
HIT
cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level;
reach a destination, either real or abstract;
drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"
encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
kill intentionally and with premeditation;
gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the
SMASH
overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"
a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"
hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"
humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail"
reduce to bankruptcy;
a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his car