Synonyms

smash-up

American

[smash-uhp] / ˈsmæʃˌʌp /

noun

a complete smash, especially a wreck of one or more vehicles.

smash-up British

noun

a bad collision, esp of cars

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verb

(tr, adverb) to damage to the point of complete destruction

they smashed the place up

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Etymology

Origin of smash-up

1855–60, noun use of verb phrase smash up

Example Sentences

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Smash up some plates and stitch the pieces into a bodice, which is what Alexander McQueen did.

From New York Times • May 7, 2015

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