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to smashed up

to smashed up

1 4.8
Become damaged or broken into pieces after a hard hit
  • phrasal verb
  • /smæʃt ʌp/
  • Informal
translation icon : destrozado
  • After the accident, the bike was completely smashed up and unusable.

So supposedly cars were smashed up last night because they were rude to some.

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Examples

  • It's all smashed up.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • - You smashed up my bar.

    Hardball (2001)

  • Found their car all smashed up about 20 years ago.

    Jeepers Creepers (2001)

  • So supposedly cars were smashed up last night because they were rude to some.

    Terry Stone Connection

  • Someday you'll get smashed up just like Cal Howard.

    Viva Las Vegas (1964)

  • It wasn't hit when this panel was smashed up.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Thomas smashed up the middle to score on a 6-yard run after Baker charged downfield on nine plays.

    Blog text (4)

  • He got banged up real good... busted nose, broken collarbone, smashed up his left index finger.

    Death Proof (2007)

  • The kids smashed up the old car in the backyard during their wild play.

  • The protesters smashed up the windows of the store in frustration over the new laws.

Synonyms

beat-up
vsto smashed up
41 5.2

Damaged and worn from rough use over a long time

refers to sudden violent breakage into fragments rather than long use damage
broken
vsto smashed up
31 1.0

Damaged or not whole and not working

emphasizes violent fragmentation into many parts rather than general harm
beaten-up
vsto smashed up
23 4.7

Damaged and worn from being hit or used a lot

suggests sudden impact breaking into pieces rather than gradual wear
mangled
vsto smashed up
  • NSFW
6 5.3

Having parts that are badly torn or crushed with jagged edges

is about being broken into fragments rather than just torn edges
comminuted
vsto smashed up
  • Specialized
1 9.8

A bone broken into several small pieces that often needs surgery

is the general idea of being split into fragments by force
damaged
vsto smashed up
1 1.1

Harmed so it works or looks worse

implies forceful breakage into fragments rather than general impairment
shattered
vsto smashed up
1 4.8

Feeling very upset because hopes or feelings are destroyed

focuses more narrowly on physical fragmentation from strong impact
broken to pieces
vsto smashed up
3.5

Made into many small pieces so it cannot be fixed

is about being damaged or split by strong impact
swacked
vsto smashed up
  • Archaic
9.9

Badly damaged, often crushed by a strong hit or accident

covers forceful breakage specifically into fragments rather than general harm
wrecked
vsto smashed up
4.0

Badly damaged after an accident or disaster

is specifically about being smashed into fragments by impact

Antonyms

whole
∞ 1.0

Complete and not broken or divided

intact
304 3.7

Whole and not damaged or missing any parts

How Damaged

destroyed
2.8
to smashed up
  • Informal
1 4.8
broken
31 1.0
cracked
2.0
dented
2 1.8
scuffed
1 3.2

Surface Forms

smashed up infinitive
smashed up past
smashed up past participle
smashed up present participle
smashed ups third person singular

Morphology

smash + up

The meaning 'damaged or broken into pieces' is directly derivable from 'smash' (to break by force) combined with the particle 'up', which here adds a completive/intensive sense (completely broken). This compositional pattern (verb + up = broken/completely done) is common and therefore a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Smashed up comes from a clear image: something is hit so hard it breaks into pieces, with smashed showing the hard hit and up showing it is broken completely. So, smashed up means 'damaged or broken into pieces'.