Phrase guide

smash up

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To destroy, or be destroyed by smashing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To injure or maim.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

damage or destroy as if by violence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The teenager banged up the car of his mother

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bang up, smash

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: damage

History

Etymology

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