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crush
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- pronunciation:
- kruhsh
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
crushes, crushing, crushed |
| definition 1: |
to press or squeeze so as to flatten or cause to lose shape.
I crushed the cardboard box and put it in the recycling bin.The suitcase crushed his shirt and caused deep wrinkles in it.- synonyms:
- crumple, flatten, mash, squash
- similar words:
- compress, scrunch, squelch, trample
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| definition 2: |
to reduce forcefully to small pieces, as by pounding or grinding; pulverize.
This machine crushes the stones to make gravel.- synonyms:
- grind, pulverize, smash
- similar words:
- crumb, crumble, crunch, mash, masticate, pound, shatter, shiver, squash, triturate
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| definition 3: |
to suppress, oppress, or defeat decisively.
He crushed every one of his chess opponents that year.The government crushed its political opposition.- synonyms:
- defeat, overpower, quash, squash, suppress
- similar words:
- beat, break, choke, drub, grind, oppress, overwhelm, pound, pulverize, quell, repress, squelch, subdue, thrash, trample, trounce, vanquish, wallop, whip
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| definition 4: |
to afflict with humiliation, confusion, or self-doubt, as by criticism or jeering remarks.
She was crushed by her professor's harsh criticism of her paper.- synonyms:
- humiliate, mortify
- similar words:
- abash, chagrin, cut, disgrace, embarrass, put to shame, shame, squelch
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| definition 5: |
to extract by pressing something.
Machines crush oil from seeds.- synonyms:
- extract
- similar words:
- press, squeeze
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| related words: |
bow, break, chew, condense, dash, defeat, destroy, dishearten, eradicate, humiliate, mangle, mill, nip in the bud, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, put down, quench, rout, rumple, stamp, stifle, tramp, wreck |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to be or come to be in a crushed condition.
This hat crushes easily, so don't put it in the suitcase.- synonyms:
- flatten, squash
- similar words:
- crumple, crunch
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| definition 2: |
to push or crowd forcefully.
The crowd crushed into the narrow hallway.- synonyms:
- crowd
- similar words:
- press, push, squeeze
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| related words: |
grind, herd, pound, rumple |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
great pressure, as from pressing or squeezing.
- synonyms:
- pressure
- similar words:
- crunch, press, squeeze
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| definition 2: |
the act of crushing.
- similar words:
- compressing, crunch, flattening, grinding, mashing, pulverizing, smash, smashing, squashing
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| definition 3: |
a large group of people, esp. one causing pressure or crowding; crowd.
- synonyms:
- crowd
- similar words:
- drove, horde, mass, press, throng
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| definition 4: |
a strong but transient romantic attraction, or the person who is the object of this.
He had crushes on several of his teachers.- synonyms:
- infatuation
- similar words:
- flirtation, passion, puppy love
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| related words: |
flock, herd, jam, love, mob, multitude |
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| derivations: |
crushable (adj.), crushability (n.), crusher (n.) |
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