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  • 61smash up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you smash something up, you completely destroy it by hitting it and breaking it into many pieces. [V P n (not pron)] She took revenge on her ex boyfriend by smashing up his home... [V n P] You could smash the drawer up with a… …

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  • 62smash in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms smash in : present tense I/you/we/they smash in he/she/it smashes in present participle smashing in past tense smashed in past participle smashed in spoken 1) to cause a lot of damage to something by hitting… …

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  • 63smash-up — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms smash up : singular smash up plural smash ups informal an accident that happens when a moving vehicle hits something, causing damage …

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  • 64smash — /smæʃ / (say smash) verb (t) 1. to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter; crush. 2. to defeat utterly, as a person; overthrow or destroy, as a thing. 3.… …

  • 65smash-up — noun a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) • Syn: ↑smash • Derivationally related forms: ↑smash (for: ↑smash) • Topics: ↑motor vehicle, ↑ …

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  • 66smash — I. noun Etymology: perhaps blend of 4smack and 2mash Date: 1725 1. a. a smashing blow or attack b. a hard overhand stroke (as in tennis or badminton) 2. a. the action or sound of smashing; especially a wreck due to collision …

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  • 67smash — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino DEPORTES Golpe fuerte con el brazo totalmente levantado con que se devuelve una pelota que viene alta, en el tenis: ■ tiene un smash terrorífico. IRREG. plural smashes * * * smash (ingl.; pronunc. [esmásh]) m …

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  • 68smash — 01. The man [smashed] his glass on the floor in rage. 02. We lost control of the car on the ice, and [smashed] into a telephone pole. 03. She heard a [smash], and ran into the kitchen. The cat had knocked a bottle of wine off the counter. 04.… …

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  • 69smash up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms smash up : present tense I/you/we/they smash up he/she/it smashes up present participle smashing up past tense smashed up past participle smashed up spoken to destroy something completely by violently breaking …

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  • 70smash — [[t]smæʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter 2) to destroy or defeat completely; crush; ruin 3) to hit or strike with force 4) spo (in …

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