Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smash up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: smash up
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To destroy, or be destroyed by smashing.

verb

To injure or maim.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"You remember, Harry, when the working men in America revolted against the Robots and smashed them up, and when the people gave the Robots firearms against the rebels. And then when the governments turned the Robots into soldiers, and there were so many wars."
"The complete 1892 rebuilding, indeed, followed an accident in 1890, when No. 6 ran away down the Buckley branch, and got badly smashed up in a collision at Connah's Quay."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

smashes up (present, singular) smashing up (participle, present) smashed up (participle, past) smashed up (past)

Derived Forms

smashup

Synonyms

bang up smash

Questions

What does smash up mean?: To destroy, or be destroyed by smashing.

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