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crush

/krəʃ/

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noun
temporary love of an adolescent
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calf love infatuation puppy love

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love
verb
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
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oppress suppress
verb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
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beat beat out shell trounce vanquish

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overcome defeat get the better of
noun
a dense crowd of people
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jam press

type of:
crowd
verb
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
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"crush an aluminum can"

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mash squash squeeze squelch

type of:
press
verb
make ineffective
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break down

type of:
modify alter change
noun
the act of crushing
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compaction crunch

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compression compressing
noun
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
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crushed leather

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leather
verb
humiliate or depress completely
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"She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"

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smash

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mortify chagrin humble humiliate abase
verb
crush or bruise
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jam

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bruise contuse
verb
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
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"The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"

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break split up come apart fall apart separate
verb
break into small pieces
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"The car crushed the toy"

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fragmentize break up fragmentise fragment

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