return vs smash

smash vs return

return and smash both are nouns.

return and smash both are verbs.

return is not an adverb while smash is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
return	Yes	No	Yes	No
smash	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

As nouns, smash is a hyponym of return; that is, smash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than return:

return: a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
smash: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

Other hyponyms of return include backhand, backhand shot, backhand stroke, chop, chop shot, drive, dink, drop shot, forehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke, get, ground stroke, half volley, lob, overhead, passing shot, volley.

return (noun)	smash (noun)
the act of going back to a prior location	the act of colliding with something
a coming to or returning home	a conspicuous success
getting something back again	a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player	a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble	a vigorous blow
a reciprocal group action
the act of someone appearing again
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

return (verb)	smash (verb)
go back to a previous state	break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
be restored	break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
go back to something earlier	overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
answer back	hit with great force
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority	collide or strike violently and suddenly
pass down	hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
make a return	damage or destroy as if by violence
give or supply	humiliate or depress completely
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before	hit violently
return to a previous position; in mathematics	reduce to bankruptcy
bring back to the point of departure
pay back
return in kind
give back
be inherited by
elect again

return (adverb)	smash (adverb)
	with a loud crash

Difference between return and smash

Words related to "return"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.