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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

type of:
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

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

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

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smash

type of:
mortify chagrin humble humiliate abase
verb
crush or bruise
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jam

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

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

type of:
fragmentize break up fragmentise fragment

Examples of crush

"crush an aluminum can"
"She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"
"The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"
"The car crushed the toy"