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pulverize
A violent crowding
To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force

an eggshell crushes easily.

To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass

Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, crushed, broken or cut. --Lev. xxii.

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin
Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception
A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling
A party, festive function

Two months ago I went to a crush at Lady Brandon's.

A crowd control barrier
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute

With a wild scream he was upon her, tearing a great piece from her side with his mighty teeth, and striking her viciously upon her head and shoulders with a broken tree limb until her skull was crushed to a jelly.

{n} a crash, a falling down, violence, force
{v} to squeeze, bruise, dispirit, subdue, ruin
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"
To crush out
the act of crushing a dense crowd of people break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
To mash food or bruise leaves of fresh herbs to release flavors
to press or squeeze with force so that something is broken, hurt, or put out of shape
crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
{f} smash, break into small pieces; squeeze hard; defeat, destroy
humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
the act of crushing a dense crowd of people break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy" become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall" humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her
Process of crushing and destemming wine grapes just prior to fermentation It may also relate to the harvest period in wine country
A short-lived and unrequited love or infatuation; the object of this infatuation
A procedure used to break grain in to small pieces while maintaining the integrity of the barley husk
Press or squeeze with a force that deforms or destroys, as in to break in compression
To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes
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"
A chute or corridor in a cattle yard
To overcome completely; to subdue totally
the act of crushing
humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
Harvest season when the grapes are picked and crushed
To oppress or burden grievously
In chewing, the action created by the forces between opposing teeth, acting in a direction that is close to perpendicular to the plane of contact
To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces. Andrew crushed his empty can Peel and crush the garlic. crushed ice
Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception
Breaking the grape skins prior to pressing or fermentation and the season of the year when this occurs
To feel infatuation with or unrequited love for
temporary love of an adolescent
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz
If you are crushed against someone or something, you are pushed or pressed against them. We were at the front, crushed against the stage
To press into very fine particles
{i} great crowd; act of crushing; act of being crushed; intense infatuation
A crush is a crowd of people close together, in which it is difficult to move. Franklin and his thirteen-year-old son somehow got separated in the crush
If you have a crush on someone, you are in love with them but do not have a relationship with them. She had a crush on you, you know
To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily
Either, when the mallet strikes a ball which is in contact with a hoop or peg and the direction of aim is not away from the hoop or peg, or when a ball is hit predominantly downwards into the ground in a stroke
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
If you are crushed by something, it upsets you a great deal. Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it. = devastate
To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight
The time during harvest season when the grapes are picked and crushed
break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
Press with garlic press, side of knife, or mallet to release the juice of an ingredient
To crush a protest or movement, or a group of opponents, means to defeat it completely, usually by force. The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising. + crushing crush·ing the violent crushing of anti-government demonstrations
a dense crowd of people
to crush

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı krʌş

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈkrəsʜ/ /tə ˈkrʌʃ/

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