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crushing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | quelling, stifling, suppression |
| Type of | bar, prevention |
| Has types | crackdown |
| Derivation | crush |
crushing::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | devastating |
a crushing blow.
a crushing rejection.
bone-crushing.
Examples of crushing
crushing
Drilling through would risk provoking another collapse, crushing anything below.
From the post-gazette.com
Experts predicted a crushing 60-40 majority or better for the No to AV campaign.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
If you're working and don't have crushing debt then things are OK at the moment.
From the guardian.co.uk
Federer had every answer this time, routinely crushing winners at crucial times.
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He doesn't seem interested in what particular bit of life has done the crushing.
From the latimes.com
Wall posters depicted a gargantuan Arab crushing a tiny Israel beneath his boot.
From the time.com
At less-prestigious schools, the pressure to make the 65-team field is crushing.
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John had broken his neck, crushing the fifth cervical bone of the spinal column.
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Not having Kate Achter or Tara Breske on the floor was costly, but not crushing.
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- 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.
