Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. to attack physically; thus smacked up, bested in a fight.

1926		N.Z. Truth 8 July 3/2: There was a ropw, and Moore was ‘smacked up’ [...] He got a summons and swore he served it on Grace, who ’smacked him up again’ for his pains.
1945		J. Henderson Gunner Inglorious (1974) 99: Gosh! Maybe Dick could play [a ukelele] before he went out to the desert and got smacked up.
1991		L. Bing Do or Die (1992) 119: What’s important is that Hooks don’t go smackin’ up to people.
2000		in W. Shaw Westsiders 130: Used to smack niggas up — this is Belltown.
2003		McGill Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. 192: smack-up [...] To smack up is to attack To be smacked up is to be defeated in a fight or to be wounded.
2011		G. Hayward Corruption Officer [ebk] cap. 18: These mothafucka’s be running around here smacking these ’mates up until they run into one that’s a scrapper and fights their ass’s back.

2. in non-aggressive use of sense 1, e.g. in a sport.

1911		Register (Adelaide) 23 Jan. 6.5: [of a batsman] He had an able partner [...] who smacked up 140 [runs], and remained not out.
1924		Albany Advertiser (WA_ 27 Feb. 4/1: Blackwoods, having first strike, smacked up 138 for four wickets, and declared.

3. to lay a criminal charge on someone.

1935

G. Ingram Cockney Cavalcade 168: The ‘D’s’ might smack it up to me course I wouldn’t come it to them.