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crush

/kɹˈʌʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

  1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
    “The government oppresses political activists”
  2. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
    “crush an aluminum can”
  3. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
    “Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship”
  4. break into small pieces
    “The car crushed the toy”
  5. humiliate or depress completely
    “She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation”
  6. crush or bruise
    “jam a toe”
  7. make ineffective
    “Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination”
  8. become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
    “The plastic bottle crushed against the wall”

noun

  1. leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
  2. a dense crowd of people
  3. temporary love of an adolescent
  4. the act of crushing

Synonyms for crush

Words that rhyme with crush

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