Noun | 1. | crush - leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated Synonyms: crushed leather |
2. | crush - a dense crowd of people | |
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4. | crush - the act of crushing Synonyms: compaction, crunch | |
Verb | 1. | crush - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" |
2. | crush - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" | |
3. | crush - 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" | |
4. | crush - break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy" | |
5. | crush - humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" | |
6. | crush - crush or bruise; "jam a toe" Synonyms: jam | |
7. | crush - make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination" Synonyms: break down | |
8. | crush - become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall" |