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CRUSH

Definition:

[noun] leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
Synonyms: ed leather
[noun] a dense crowd of people
Synonyms: jam, press
[noun] temporary love of an adolescent
Synonyms: puppy love, calf love, infatuation
[noun] the act of crushing
Synonyms: crunch, compaction
[verb] come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
Synonyms: oppress, suppress
[verb] to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
Synonyms: squash, squelch, mash, squeeze
[verb] 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
[verb] break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
[verb] humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
Synonyms: smash, demolish
[verb] crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
Synonyms: jam
[verb] make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
Synonyms: break down
[verb] become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"