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crush::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | calf love, infatuation, puppy love |
| Type of | love |
crush::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beat, beat out, shell, trounce, vanquish |
| Type of | overcome, defeat, get the better of |
| Has types | mop up, bat, best, cheat, checkmate, chicane, chouse, clobber, cream, drub, eliminate, exceed, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outplay, outpoint, outscore, outstrip, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, pip, rack up, rout, scoop, screw, shaft, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, subdue, surmount, surpass, thrash, trump, walk over, whip, whomp, worst, get over, get the best, get the jump, have the best, immobilise, immobilize, jockey, lick, master, mate, outdo, outfight, outflank |
| Verb group | outsmart, outfox, overreach, outwit, beat, circumvent |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jam, press |
| Type of | crowd |
| Has types | snarl-up, traffic jam |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | break down |
| Type of | modify, alter, change |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | compaction, crunch |
| Type of | compression, compressing |
| Has types | pulverisation, grind, mill, pulverization |
crush::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crushed leather |
| Type of | leather |
crush::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | break, split up, come apart, fall apart, separate |
The plastic bottle crushed against the wall.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fragmentize, break up, fragmentise, fragment |
| Has types | bruise |
| Derivation | crusher |
The car crushed the toy.
Examples of crush
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I think the best college teams from 20 years ago would crush the teams of today.
From the denverpost.com
Taxes crush incentive to achieve, and demoralise those that are subject to them.
From the guardian.co.uk
In a food processor, crush the biscuits to a coarse breadcrumb-like consistency.
From the independent.co.uk
A wealthy beauty named Pearl Hart seems as ready to crush Katherine as help her.
From the washingtonpost.com
They simply speed up, to crush them like an advance guard for the next traveler.
From the kentucky.com
To treat dandruff, crush two aspirin tablets and add them to your usual shampoo.
From the stltoday.com
Thimbleberries are so delicate that they crush with even the slightest pressure.
From the theatlantic.com
He works about an hour of overtime a day to keep up with the crush of customers.
From the nytimes.com
If your recipe calls for powdered saffron, crush threads immediately before use.
From the buffalonews.com
- Crushed leather: leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
- Oppress: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
- A dense crowd of people
- Squash: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
- Beat: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
- Puppy love: temporary love of an adolescent
- The Crush is a 1972 Hong Kong film .
- Crush is a 1992 New Zealand drama film directed by Alison Maclean. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
- Crush is a 2001 film written and directed by John McKay and starring Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor, Kenny Doughty, and Bill Paterson.
