What does arrasar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word arrasar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arrasar in Spanish.

The word arrasar in Spanish means level, flatten, smooth, destroy, devastate, take by storm, achieve an overwhelming victory, make off with everything, clean out, raze to the ground, destroy everything in its path, be a hit, be a best-seller. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arrasar

level, flatten, smooth

verbo transitivo (allanar superficie)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Arrasó el campo antes de plantar los melones.
She leveled (or: flattened) the field before planting the melons.

destroy, devastate

verbo transitivo (destruir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las tropas rebeldes arrasaron la segunda ciudad más importante del país.
The rebel troops destroyed (or: devastated) the second most important city of the country.

take by storm

verbo intransitivo (tener mucho éxito)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi grupo favorito arrasó en las listas de ventas.
My favorite band took the sales charts by storm.

achieve an overwhelming victory

locución verbal (dominar totalmente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La nueva película arrasó con un éxito arrollador las taquillas.
The new film achieved an overwhelming victory in the box office.

make off with everything

locución verbal (coloquial (robar lo más posible) (colloquial, steal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Rompieron la reja de la farmacia y arrasaron con todo lo que pudieron.
They broke the pharmacy gate and made off with everything they could.

clean out

locución verbal (coloquial (agotar existencias rápido) (use up)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Llegó un grupo de japoneses que arrasó con todo, ya no me quedan existencias.
A group of Japanese people arrived and cleaned me out. I don't have any more stock.

raze to the ground

locución verbal (asolar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los vikingos, cuando invadían una ciudad, arrasaban con todo.
The Vikings razed everything when they invaded a city.

destroy everything in its path

locución verbal (asolar por donde pasa)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El huracán arrasó con todo a su paso por la isla.
The hurricane destroyed everything in its path on the island.

be a hit, be a best-seller

(triunfar en) (sell well)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El libro arrasó en ventas.
The book was a hit.

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