to total
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5.1
- verb
- /ˈtoʊtəl/
- US
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- Then the teenaged daughter of a junketing politician stole a Scrambler—I mean, "borrowed," God help us all—and rolled it, totaling the body.
Examples
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I just want to say, in the spirit of honesty, I did total a car once when I was racing.
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No, I didn't total it.
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"Did you total your car?"
Fiction book (1997) -
You're gonna total the car!
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So I will now total out your car, and here's your check for $40,000.
Blog text (5) -
He totals the car.
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Public housing buildings right by the boardwalk got smashed by Sandy, flooding basements, pouring sand into building lobbies, and totaling cars, leaving elderly residents vulnerable and causing increasing dismay as each day passes.
Blog text (9) -
The driver lost control and ended up totaling the vehicle beyond repair.
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She accidentally totaled her car when she ran into a tree during the storm.
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A reckless driver can easily total a car in a high-speed collision.
Synonyms
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1.0
Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed
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2.9
To badly damage or destroy something
73
6.6
To damage a place or thing very badly
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5.1
To make someone's hopes, confidence, or plans fail completely
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4.1
To completely destroy something, often hopes or plans
Make something stop working by hitting or dropping it
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
Behave in a very rude and thoughtless way that upsets other people
- Offensive
To feel very ashamed and worthless after doing something embarrassing
Compounds
- Specialized
3
4.4
A time when one object in the sky completely hides another from view
- Specialized
1
9.9
Everyone is born morally wrong and cannot be saved without God's help
- Specialized
1
7.0
The amount of energy inside a system plus its pressure times its volume
- Slang
A person who is shy, awkward, and seen as not cool, often as a playful joke
- Offensive
A very rude word people use for someone they think is very bad or disgusting
- Offensive
A very rude and annoying person who acts like they are better than others
- Offensive
A rude expression for something you strongly dislike and think is very bad
- Specialized
A way of giving all needed food and fluids into a vein when someone cannot eat
- Offensive
A woman who is very strong and fierce and often impresses or scares people
How Damaged
Surface Forms
Etymology
Total used for damaging a car comes from the insurance phrase 'total loss': totus 'whole' meant the item was completely ruined. So to total a vehicle is to damage it so much it is a complete loss and cannot be fixed.