English

Detailed Synonyms for crushing in English

crushing:

crushing [the ~] noun

  1. the crushing
    the disintegration; the pounding; the crushing
  2. the crushing
    the crushing; the shattering
  3. the crushing
    the crushing; the smash-up
  4. the crushing
    – forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority 1
    the suppression; the stifling; the crushing; the quelling
    – forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority 1
    • suppression [the ~] noun
      • the suppression of heresy1
    • stifling [the ~] noun
      • the stifling of all dissent1
    • crushing [the ~] noun
    • quelling [the ~] noun
      • the quelling of the rebellion1

crushing adj

  1. crushing
    – physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination 1
    devastating; crushing
    – physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination 1

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Related Definitions for "crushing":

  1. physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination1
    • a crushing blow1
    • a crushing rejection1
    • bone-crushing1
  2. forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority1

crush:

to crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)

  1. to crush
    to pulverize; to crush; to shatter; to dash; to smash; to rub fine; to pulverise
    • pulverize verb, American (pulverizes, pulverized, pulverizing)
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • shatter verb (shatters, shattered, shattering)
    • dash verb (dashes, dashed, dashing)
    • smash verb (smashs, smashed, smashing)
    • rub fine verb (rubs fine, rubbed fine, rubbing fine)
    • pulverise verb, British
  2. to crush
    to squeeze; to crush
    • squeeze verb (squeezes, squeezed, squeezing)
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
  3. to crush
    to squash; to crush; to flatten
    • squash verb (squashs, squashed, squashing)
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • flatten verb (flattens, flattened, flattening)
  4. to crush
    to suppress; to revoke; to withhold; to subdue; to retract; keep in control; to recant; to keep back; to pulverize; to take back; to rub fine; to crush; to pulverise
    • suppress verb (suppresss, suppressed, suppressing)
    • revoke verb (revokes, revoked, revoking)
    • withhold verb (withholds, withheld, withholding)
    • subdue verb (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
    • retract verb (retracts, retracted, retracting)
    • recant verb (recants, recanted, recanting)
    • keep back verb (keeps back, kept back, keeping back)
    • pulverize verb, American (pulverizes, pulverized, pulverizing)
    • take back verb (takes back, took back, taking back)
    • rub fine verb (rubs fine, rubbed fine, rubbing fine)
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • pulverise verb, British
  5. to crush
    to lever; to jack; to crush
    • lever verb (levers, levered, levering)
    • jack verb (jacks, jacked, jacking)
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
  6. to crush
    to crush; to pulverize; to pulverise
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • pulverize verb, American (pulverizes, pulverized, pulverizing)
    • pulverise verb, British
  7. to crush
    – break into small pieces 1
    to crush
    – break into small pieces 1
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
      • The car crushed the toy1
  8. to crush
    – become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure 1
    to crush
    – become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure 1
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
      • The plastic bottle crushed against the wall1
  9. to crush
    – come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 1
    to beat; to crush; to shell; to trounce; to beat out; vanquish
    – come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship1
      • We beat the competition1
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • shell verb (shells, shelled, shelling)
    • trounce verb (trounces, trounced, trouncing)
    • beat out verb (beats out, beated out, beating out)
    • vanquish verb
  10. to crush
    – make ineffective 1
    to crush; to break down
    – make ineffective 1
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • break down verb (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
      • Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination1
  11. to crush
    – crush or bruise 1
    to crush; to jam
    – crush or bruise 1
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • jam verb (jams, jammed, jamming)
      • jam a toe1
  12. to crush
    – to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition 1
    to crush; to squeeze; to squash; to mash; squelch
    – to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition 1
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
      • crush an aluminum can1
    • squeeze verb (squeezes, squeezed, squeezing)
      • squeeze a lemon1
    • squash verb (squashs, squashed, squashing)
    • mash verb (mashes, mashed, mashing)
    • squelch verb
  13. to crush
    – humiliate or depress completely 1
    to crush; to demolish; to smash
    – humiliate or depress completely 1
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
      • She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation1
    • demolish verb (demolishes, demolished, demolishing)
    • smash verb (smashs, smashed, smashing)
      • The death of her son smashed her1
  14. to crush
    – come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority 1
    to crush; to suppress; to oppress
    – come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority 1
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • suppress verb (suppresss, suppressed, suppressing)
    • oppress verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
      • The government oppresses political activists1

Conjugations for crush:

present
  1. crush
  2. crush
  3. crushes
  4. crush
  5. crush
  6. crush
simple past
  1. crushed
  2. crushed
  3. crushed
  4. crushed
  5. crushed
  6. crushed
present perfect
  1. have crushed
  2. have crushed
  3. has crushed
  4. have crushed
  5. have crushed
  6. have crushed
past continuous
  1. was crushing
  2. were crushing
  3. was crushing
  4. were crushing
  5. were crushing
  6. were crushing
future
  1. shall crush
  2. will crush
  3. will crush
  4. shall crush
  5. will crush
  6. will crush
continuous present
  1. am crushing
  2. are crushing
  3. is crushing
  4. are crushing
  5. are crushing
  6. are crushing
subjunctive
  1. be crushed
  2. be crushed
  3. be crushed
  4. be crushed
  5. be crushed
  6. be crushed
diverse
  1. crush!
  2. let's crush!
  3. crushed
  4. crushing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

crush [the ~] noun

  1. the crush
    – the act of crushing 1
    the crush; the crunch; the compaction
    – the act of crushing 1
  2. the crush
    – temporary love of an adolescent 1
    the crush; the infatuation; the puppy love; the calf love
    – temporary love of an adolescent 1
  3. the crush
    – a dense crowd of people 1
    the crush; the press; the jam
    – a dense crowd of people 1
  4. the crush
    – leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated 1
    the crush; the crushed leather
    – leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated 1

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Related Definitions for "crush":

  1. the act of crushing1
  2. temporary love of an adolescent1
  3. a dense crowd of people1
  4. leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated1
  5. break into small pieces1
    • The car crushed the toy1
  6. become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure1
    • The plastic bottle crushed against the wall1
  7. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict1
  8. make ineffective1
  9. crush or bruise1
  10. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition1
    • crush an aluminum can1
  11. humiliate or depress completely1
    • She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation1
  12. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority1

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