Dictionary

Type a word in English or Spanish. English is blue, Spanish is rose. Tap any line to hear it.

crush

English

🔊 the act of crushing
🔊 a dense crowd of people
🔊 leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
🔊 temporary love of an adolescent
🔊 break into small pieces
“The car crushed the toy”
🔊 become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
“The plastic bottle crushed against the wall”
🔊 humiliate or depress completely
“She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation”
🔊 make ineffective
“Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination”
🔊 crush or bruise
“jam a toe”
🔊 to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
“crush an aluminum can”
🔊 come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
“Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship”
🔊 come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
“The government oppresses political activists”