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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 |
adverb + (v.)crush
badly, brutally, coarsely, easily, finely, lightly, slightly, utterly
(v.)crush
+ adverb
underfoot
(v.)crush
+ noun
bug,
burden,
butt,
can,
chest,
chip,
cigarette,
collapse,
cookie,
cumin,
cup,
death,
debris,
demonstration,
dissent,
ego,
enemy,
finger,
flake,
ginger,
grain,
grape,
ice,
independence,
insect,
juniper,
lemon,
lung,
movement,
onion,
opponent,
opposition,
pelvis,
pepper,
petal,
pill,
pin,
potato,
powder,
press,
protest,
rebel,
rebellion,
resistance,
revolt,
rival,
rock,
roof,
salt,
sauce,
shell,
skull,
spirit,
stem,
sugar,
tablespoon,
tablet,
throat,
toe,
tomato,
ton,
uprising,
vertebra,
weight,
wheel,
windpipe
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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 |
adjective + (n.)crush
blue, huge, mad, orange, secret, teenage, unrequited
verb + (n.)crush
develop, handle
noun + (n.)crush
celebrity, childhood, foot, girl, schoolgirl, velvet
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| derivations: |
crushable (adj.), crushability (n.), crusher (n.) |
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