smash-up
[ smash-uhp ]
/ ˈsmæʃˌʌp /
noun
a complete smash, especially a wreck of one or more vehicles.
Words nearby smash-up
smarty, smarty-pants, smash, smash hit, smash-and-grab, smash-up, smashed, smasher, smashing, smatch, smatter
Origin of smash-up
1855–60, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase smash up
Definition for smash-up (2 of 2)
OTHER WORDS FROM smash
smash·a·ble, adjectivesynonym study for smash
1. See break.
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British Dictionary definitions for smash-up (1 of 2)
smash-up
/ informal /
noun
a bad collision, esp of cars
verb smash up
(tr, adverb) to damage to the point of complete destructionthey smashed the place up
British Dictionary definitions for smash-up (2 of 2)
smash
/ (smæʃ) /
verb
noun
adverb
with a smash
See also smash-up
Derived forms of smash
smashable, adjectiveWord Origin for smash
C18: probably from sm (ack ² + m) ash
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