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Crushing

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Definitions for Crushing

noun
forceful prevention
Synonyms
suppression quelling stifling
Examples
  1. putting down by power or authority
  2. the suppression of heresy
  3. the quelling of the rebellion
  4. the stifling of all dissent
adjective
physically or spiritually devastating
Synonyms
devastating
Examples
  1. often used in combination
  2. a crushing blow
  3. a crushing rejection
  4. bone-crushing
verb
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Synonyms
oppress suppress crush
Examples
  1. The government oppresses political activists
verb
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Synonyms
squash crush squelch mash squeeze
Examples
  1. crush an aluminum can
  2. squeeze a lemon
verb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Synonyms
beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
Examples
  1. Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
  2. We beat the competition
  3. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
verb
break into small pieces
Synonyms
crush
Examples
  1. The car crushed the toy
verb
humiliate or depress completely
Synonyms
crush smash
Examples
  1. She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
  2. The death of her son smashed her
verb
crush or bruise
Synonyms
jam crush
Examples
  1. jam a toe
verb
make ineffective
Synonyms
break down crush
Examples
  1. Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination
verb
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
Synonyms
crush
Examples
  1. The plastic bottle crushed against the wall

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