crushing
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Definitions ofcrushing
- To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass.
Example: "to crush grapes"
- To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding
Synonyms: comminute
Example: "to crush quartz"
- To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
Example: "After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections"
- To oppress or grievously burden.
- To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
Example: "The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily."
- To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force
Example: "an eggshell crushes easily"
- To feel infatuation or unrequited love.
Example: "She's crushing on him."
- To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.
- The action of the verb to crush.
- A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim.
- (in the plural) crushed material
Example: "oilseed crushings"
- That crushes; overwhelming.
Example: "a crushing defeat"
- Devastatingly disheartening.
Example: "Oh, your dog has leukemia? That’s crushing."
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