crush

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crush

Noun

leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

Synonyms:

• crushed leather
• crush

Noun

a dense crowd of people

Synonyms:

• crush
• jam
• press

Noun

temporary love of an adolescent

Synonyms:

• puppy love
• calf love
• crush
• infatuation

Noun

the act of crushing

Synonyms:

• crush
• crunch
• compaction

Verb

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

Synonyms:

• oppress
• suppress
• crush

Verb

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

Synonyms:

• squash
• crush
• squelch
• mash
• squeeze

Verb

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"

Synonyms:

• beat
• beat out
• crush
• shell
• trounce
• vanquish

Verb

break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"

Synonyms:

• crush

Verb

humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

Synonyms:

• crush
• smash

Verb

crush or bruise; "jam a toe"

Synonyms:

• jam
• crush

Verb

make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"

Synonyms:

• break down
• crush

Verb

become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"

Synonyms:

• crush