smash up

• Verbo compuesto que se usa para indicar la acción de romper algo violentamente en pedazos o destruirlo por completo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of breaking something violently into pieces or destroying it completely.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Destroy violentlyinformal

   To break something into pieces deliberately or accidentally.

   Destruir violentamente

   • The vandals smashed up the car in the parking lot.
   • He smashed up his phone in a fit of anger.
   • The kids smashed up the old furniture for fun.

   Sinónimosbang upcrushdemolishdestroyshattertrashwreck

   Antónimosbuildconstructfixmendrepairrestore

2. Defeat thoroughlyinformal

   To defeat an opponent decisively in a competition or conflict.

   Derrotar contundentemente

   • Our team smashed up the competition in the final match.
   • The boxer smashed up his opponent in the first round.
   • They smashed up the record with an incredible performance.

   Sinónimosannihilateclobbercreamdemolishdrubroutthrashtrounce

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