smash vs return

return vs smash

smash and return both are nouns.

smash and return both are verbs.

smash is an adverb but return is not an adverb.

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

As nouns, return is a hypernym of smash; that is, return is a word with a broader meaning than smash:

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

smash (noun)	return (noun)
the act of colliding with something	the act of going back to a prior location
a conspicuous success	a coming to or returning home
a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head	getting something back again
a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
a vigorous blow	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
	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

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

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

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