NichiDict

叩き潰す

たたきつぶす
[tatakitsubusu]

Meanings

1.Godan

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

Examples

軍は反乱を叩き潰した

The army crushed the rebellion.

現職は候補者を叩き潰している

The incumbent is steamrolling rival candidates.

ハンマーの一撃で乾燥した粘土の型を叩き潰す

One strike of the hammer will smash the dried clay mold flat.