smashup
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Definition of smashup
1 : a collision between vehicles
2 : a complete collapse
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Synonyms
collision, concussion, crack-up, crash, smash, wreck
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NW Crawfish & Noodles Houston has many Vietnamese/Cajun smashups and this is one of the best. — Houston Chronicle, "A taste of Houston's Asian restaurants," 10 May 2018 This ancient smashup will eventually evolve into the most massive structure in the known universe: a gigantic galaxy cluster, held together by dark matter and swimming in a sea of hot, ionized gas. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Distant galaxies will soon merge to become the biggest structure in the universe," 26 Apr. 2018 On September 14, 2015, gravitational waves from the smashup of two black holes reached Earth. — Sarah Scoles, WIRED, "How Fast Can Gravitational Wave Detection Get?," 9 Mar. 2018 The GOP divisions over the smashup of fiscal deadlines is likely to set Wall Street increasingly on edge. — Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, "The Finance 202: Trump sets Wall Street on edge with shutdown threat," 24 Aug. 2017 Spithill didn’t deny Oracle was preparing a backup boat in case of a smashup. — Bernie Wilson, The Seattle Times, "Oracle skipper Spithill tough on, off water in America’s Cup," 16 June 2017 Before the recent onslaught, it was thought that Jupiter impacts were rare, with the 1994 smashup of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 being a spectacular exception. — Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, "See Jupiter Take One for the Solar System," 30 Mar. 2016 Wright has orchestrated every swerve and near smashup—and one glorious foot chase—with precision, a rarity in action filmmaking these days. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Baby Driver Is Fast, Furious and Full of Heart," 27 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'smashup.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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smashup
noun
English Language Learners Definition of smashup
: an accident that badly damages or destroys a vehicle
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