crush | English to English Dictionary

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crush

(kr/@//S/ )

leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated(noun.substance)

Synonym:
crushed leather

source: wordnet30
a dense crowd of people(noun.group)

Synonym:
jam, press

source: wordnet30
temporary love of an adolescent(noun.feeling)

Synonym:
calf love, infatuation, puppy love

source: wordnet30
the act of crushing(noun.act)

Synonym:
compaction, crunch

source: wordnet30
A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.(noun)

source: webster1913

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority(verb.social)

Synonym:
oppress, suppress

source: wordnet30
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition(verb.contact)

Example:
Crush an aluminum can.

Synonym:
mash, squash, squeeze, squelch

source: wordnet30
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict(verb.competition)

Synonym:
beat, beat out, shell, trounce, vanquish

source: wordnet30
break into small pieces(verb.change)

Example:
The car crushed the toy.

source: wordnet30
humiliate or depress completely(verb.emotion)

Example:
She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation.

Synonym:
demolish, smash

source: wordnet30
crush or bruise(verb.contact)

Synonym:
jam

source: wordnet30
make ineffective(verb.competition)

Synonym:
break down

source: wordnet30
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure(verb.change)

Example:
The plastic bottle crushed against the wall.

source: wordnet30
To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily.(verb)

source: webster1913