to crush
401
1.6
- verb
- /krʌʃ/
:
aplastar
- You don't want to crush the the foam into itself.
- crushed to death
- crushed gravel
- crushed shells
That's a lot of gravity that's trying to crush that star inwards.
- That's a lot of gravity that's trying to crush that star inwards.
- But the man was born down under his weight and crushed and burnt.
- I'm walking crushing leaves with my boots.
- And you will see little Conan feet that are crushed into the plaster.
Examples
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You need to crush the garlic before adding it to the sauce.
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Most physical cleaning processes crush and wash the raw coal before removing the impurities.
Academic text (1990) -
So when you squeeze it down, it will crush the lid to the perfect amount.
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While doing so, they faced the risk of being crushed by falling rock.
Academic text (1991) -
Turned by horse or ox power, the wheels would crush the apples into pulp.
Fiction book (1990) -
It stifles free thought and crushes new ideas.
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Prisoners wash out cans on a cement floor, bale or crush them, and place them in trailers.
Academic text (1997) -
Marble gravel from quarry waste, subsequently crushed in processing plants, was placed over an existing sandy beach.
Academic text (2008) -
Collective security, they hoped, could help alleviate America's crushing defense burden and massive public debt.
Academic text (1993) -
He used a hammer to crush the ice for the drinks.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To change a large bill into smaller bills
311
2.1
To break something into many pieces using great force
225
2.9
To badly damage or destroy something
121
1.4
To press or crush something until it becomes soft
119
1.6
To press something firmly with your hand or fingers
91
4.7
To break a hard object, for example a bone or rock
55
2.0
To press something hard so it becomes flat and loses its shape
34
5.8
To break something into pieces by hitting it hard
29
3.4
Get folded and wrinkled when pressed, like paper or cloth
24
3.2
To press something until it becomes flat or out of shape
21
6.1
To badly cut, tear, or crush and cause a serious physical injury
11
4.1
To completely destroy something, often hopes or plans
8
7.6
Damage something badly, often by hitting or dropping it
5
4.7
To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces
5
3.9
To damage something badly, often by biting or tearing
4
7.5
To squash something so it becomes flat or changes shape
4
7.9
To press something so it becomes flat or misshapen
4
3.0
To crush something into small pieces
1
8.2
To press something until it becomes flat or loses its shape
1
7.1
Press something hard so it loses its shape
Make something stop working by hitting or dropping it
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Informal
1
7.4
A strong friendly feeling a man has for another man that is not sexual, often for a celebrity
How Strong
- US
8
7.4
311
2.1
401
1.6
94
3.7
12
1.5
11
1.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crush: The verb crush comes from an old English word crusian meaning 'to press' or 'squeeze', and so to crush something today is to press it hard until it breaks or changes shape.