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crush [n]
 
1)leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
    Synonyms :crushed_leather 
    See Also: leather 
 
2)a dense crowd of people
    Synonyms :jam press 
    See Also: crowd  press  chock_up  snarl-up 
 
3)temporary love of an adolescent
    Synonyms :calf_love infatuation puppy_love 
    See Also: love  infatuate 
 
4)the act of crushing
    Synonyms :compaction crunch 
    See Also: compressing  compact  bundle  bray  grind 
 
crush [v]
 
1)come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
    Synonyms :oppress suppress 
    See Also: crushing  suppresser  oppression  oppressor  keep_down 
 
2)to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
    Synonyms :mash squash squeeze squelch 
    See Also: press  squeeze  squeezer  mash  mash  compaction  crusher  wring  stamp  steamroller  tread  telescope 
 
3)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 shell trounce vanquish 
    See Also: win  defeat  conqueror  debacle  beating  outpoint  walk_over  eliminate  mop_up  whomp  rout  get_the_jump  cheat  beat  exceed  best  outfight  overmaster  checkmate  immobilise  outplay  bat 
 
4)break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: break_up  compaction  crusher  bruise 
 
5)humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
    Synonyms :demolish smash 
    See Also: abase  demolition 
 
6)crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
    Synonyms :jam 
    See Also: bruise 
 
7)make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
    Synonyms :break_down 
    See Also: alter  breakdown 
 
8)become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: break 
 



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