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crush
the act of crushing
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noun
the act of crushing
noun
temporary love of an adolescent
noun
a dense crowd of people
noun
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
verb
break into small pieces
“The car crushed the toy”
verb
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
“The plastic bottle crushed against the wall”
verb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
“Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship”
verb
make ineffective
“Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination”
verb
crush or bruise
“jam a toe”
verb
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
“crush an aluminum can”
verb
humiliate or depress completely
“She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation”
verb
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
“The government oppresses political activists”
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The car crushed the toy
The plastic bottle crushed against the wall
Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
We beat the competition
Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination
jam a toe
crush an aluminum can
squeeze a lemon
She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
The death of her son smashed her
The government oppresses political activists
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