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Crush

noun/kɹˈʌʃ/
Definition
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
a dense crowd of people
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈʌʃ/
🇬🇧British English
/kɹˈʌʃ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kɹˈʌʃ/
1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈʌʃ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounleather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
nouna dense crowd of people
nountemporary love of an adolescent
nounthe act of crushing
verbcome down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
“The government oppresses political activists”
verbto compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
“crush an aluminum can”
verbcome out better in a competition, race, or conflict
“Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship”
verbbreak into small pieces
“The car crushed the toy”
verbhumiliate or depress completely
“She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation”
verbcrush or bruise
“jam a toe”
verbmake ineffective
“Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination”
verbbecome injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
“The plastic bottle crushed against the wall”
Word Forms
jamverbcrowd or pack to capacity
pressverbcrowd closely
infatuateverbarouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
crushverbbreak into small pieces
crunchverbreduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
compactverbmake more compact by or as if by pressing
oppressiveadjectivemarked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
oppressionnounthe act of subjugating by cruelty
oppressornouna person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
suppressiveadjectivetending to suppress
suppressionnounforceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
suppressernounsomeone who suppresses
crushingnounforceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
crushnounthe act of crushing
crushernouna device that crushes something
mashnouna mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
squeezenouna twisting squeeze
squeezernouna kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit
beatableadjectivesusceptible to being defeated
beatingnounthe act of overcoming or outdoing
trouncingnouna sound defeat
vanquishableadjectivesusceptible to being defeated
vanquishernounsomeone who is victorious by force of arms
demolitionnounthe act of demolishing
breakdownnounthe act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
zerquetschen
Leder, dessen Narbungsmuster betont wurde
🇫🇷French
écraser
cuir dont le motif grainé a été accentué
🇪🇸Spanish
aplastar
cuero al que se le ha acentuado su patrón de grano
🇮🇹Italian
schiacciare
pelle la cui grana è stata accentuata
🇳🇱Dutch
verbrijzeling
leer waarvan het nerfpatroon geaccentueerd is
🇷🇺Russian
раздавить
кожа с подчеркнутым рисунком зерен
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कुचलना
चमड़ा जिसके दाने के पैटर्न पर जोर दिया गया है
🇧🇩Bengali
চূর্ণ
চামড়া যে তার শস্য প্যাটার্ন উচ্চারিত হয়েছে
🇮🇳Tamil
நொறுக்கு
அதன் தானிய வடிவத்தை உச்சரித்த தோல்
🇮🇳Telugu
క్రష్
దాని ధాన్యం నమూనా ఉచ్ఛరించబడిన తోలు
🇮🇳Marathi
क्रश
ज्या चामड्याचा ग्रेन पॅटर्न उच्चारलेला आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ક્રશ
ચામડું કે જે તેની અનાજ પેટર્ન ઉચ્ચારણ ધરાવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ರಷ್
ಅದರ ಧಾನ್ಯದ ಮಾದರಿಯನ್ನು ಎದ್ದುಕಾಣುವ ಚರ್ಮ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തകർത്തു
ധാന്യത്തിൻ്റെ പാറ്റേൺ ഊന്നിപ്പറയുന്ന തുകൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੁਚਲਣਾ
ਚਮੜਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਅਨਾਜ ਦਾ ਪੈਟਰਨ ਉੱਚਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
کچلنا
چمڑا جس میں اناج کا نمونہ ہو گیا ہو۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
压碎
强调纹理图案的皮革
🇯🇵Japanese
打ち砕く
シボ模様を強調した革
🇰🇷Korean
으깨다
그레인 패턴이 강조된 가죽
🇻🇳Vietnamese
người mình thích
da có hoa văn nổi bật
🇹🇭Thai
บดขยี้
หนังที่มีลายเกรนเน้นย้ำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menghancurkan
kulit yang pola butirannya diberi aksentuasi
🇲🇾Malay
menghancurkan
kulit yang mempunyai corak bijian yang menonjol
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
معجب
جلد تم إبراز نمطه الحبيبي
🇮🇷Persian
خرد کردن
چرمی که طرح دانه های آن برجسته شده است
🇹🇷Turkish
ezmek
damar deseni vurgulanan deri
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִמְחוֹץ
עור שדוגמת הגרגירים שלו מודגשת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'crush'?
The primary meaning of 'crush' is 'leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'crush' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'crush' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'crush' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'crush' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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