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| constrictor |
any of various snakes that coil around and crush their prey. [1/3 definitions] |
| crumble |
to break or crush into bits or crumbs. [1/2 definitions] |
| crumple |
to press or crush so as to rumple or cause wrinkles. [1/5 definitions] |
| crunch |
to chew with a crackling noise; crush by biting. [1/6 definitions] |
| crushable |
combined form of crush. |
| grind |
to crush or make by crushing into fine particles. [3/12 definitions] |
| kibble |
to grind or crush into coarse pieces. [1/2 definitions] |
| mash |
to crush or smash. [1/5 definitions] |
| mill1 |
to grind, crush, or pulverize in a mill. [1/9 definitions] |
| overbear |
to bring down, press upon, or crush using force or weight. [1/3 definitions] |
| roller |
a cylinder used to flatten, spread, or crush something. [1/4 definitions] |
| scrunch |
to crush together, crumple, or crunch. [1/6 definitions] |
| squash1 |
to press, beat, or crush into a pulp or flat mass. [2/8 definitions] |
| squeeze |
to exert pressure on or crush so as to extract something from. [1/12 definitions] |
| squelch |
to crush or squash, by or as if by stepping on. [1/7 definitions] |
| stamp |
to put out, crush, or suppress by or as if by moving the foot in such a manner (usu. fol. by "out"). [1/15 definitions] |
| steamroller |
to suppress or defeat by overwhelming power; crush. [1/5 definitions] |
| stifle |
to end or quell by force; crush. [1/5 definitions] |
| trample |
to crush, destroy, or extinguish by or as if by treading underfoot (usu. fol. by "out"). [1/4 definitions] |
| tread |
to crush or press down with, or as if with, the feet; trample. [2/10 definitions] |
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