crush has definitions from the field of politics
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[ verb ] (politics) come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

Synonyms

suppress oppress

Examples

"The government oppresses political activists"

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

Now he broke them open , hoping a good meal might lessen this depression crushing Hettie .

Related terms

repress suppression oppressor

2
[ verb ] come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Examples

"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship" "We beat the competition" "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

The powerful New_York Yankees won their 19th world_series in a 5 - game romp over outclassed Cincinnati , crushing the Reds in a humiliating 13 - 5 barrage Monday in the loosely played finale .

3
[ verb ] to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

Examples

"crush an aluminum can" "squeeze a lemon"

Used in print

(Los Angeles Times...)

He also demanded that Kennedy take additional measures to increase international tension : specifically to crush the Cuban revolution , resume nuclear testing , resist more vigorously admission of China to its lawful seat in the United_Nations , and postpone non-military programs at_home '' .

4
[ verb ] break into small pieces

Examples

"The car crushed the toy"

Used in print

(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)

But men willing to sail at_all into waters where wooden ships could be crushed like eggs were hard to find .

Related terms

break_up bruise

5
[ noun ] leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

Synonyms

crushed_leather

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Spectators in white crush textures dip toe and heel in smooth black , navy and taffy tan .

Related terms

leather

6
[ verb ] make ineffective

Synonyms

break_down

Examples

"Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"

Related terms

change dislocation

7
[ noun ] temporary love of an adolescent

Related terms

love infatuate

8
[ verb ] crush or bruise

Synonyms

jam

Examples

"jam a toe"

Related terms

bruise

9
[ verb ] become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure

Examples

"The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"

Related terms

break

10
[ noun ] a dense crowd of people

Synonyms

press jam

Related terms

crowd traffic_jam press

11
[ verb ] humiliate or depress completely

Synonyms

smash demolish

Examples

"She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation" "The death of her son smashed her"

Related terms

humiliate demolition

12
[ noun ] the act of crushing

Synonyms

compaction crunch

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