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amachucal
[a-ma-chu-KAL]
verb
to crush; to squash; to mash
1.
to compress or flatten something with force, reducing it to a pulp or shapeless mass
The car was amachucal against the wall in the accident.
O carro foi amachucado contra a parede no acidente.
2.
to overwhelm or defeat decisively
The team was amachucaled by their opponents in the final match.
O time foi amachucado pelos adversários na final.
NYC Slang
crush; squash; smash
Synonyms
esmagar
amassar
socar
comprimir
pulverizar
Antonyms
expandir
inflar
esticar
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
amachucal
widely used in colloquial speech
Rio de Janeiro
amachucal
common in informal contexts
São Paulo
esmagar
more formal alternative
Portugal
esmagar
standard form; amachucal less common
Related Idioms & Phrases
amachucal de pancadas
amachucal no sofá
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