| verb | come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority “The government oppresses political activists” |
| verb | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition “crush an aluminum can” |
| verb | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict “Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship” |
| verb | break into small pieces “The car crushed the toy” |
| verb | humiliate or depress completely “She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation” |
| verb | crush or bruise “jam a toe” |
| verb | make ineffective “Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination” |
| verb | become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure “The plastic bottle crushed against the wall” |
| adjective | treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance “crushed velvet” |
| adjective | subdued or brought low in condition or status “brought low” |
| oppressive | adjective | marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior |
| oppression | noun | the act of subjugating by cruelty |
| oppressor | noun | a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures |
| suppressive | adjective | tending to suppress |
| suppression | noun | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority |
| suppresser | noun | someone who suppresses |
| crushing | noun | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority |
| crush | noun | the act of crushing |
| crusher | noun | a device that crushes something |
| mash | noun | a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing |
| squeeze | noun | a twisting squeeze |
| squeezer | noun | a kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit |
| beatable | adjective | susceptible to being defeated |
| beating | noun | the act of overcoming or outdoing |
| trouncing | noun | a sound defeat |
| vanquishable | adjective | susceptible to being defeated |
| vanquisher | noun | someone who is victorious by force of arms |
| demolition | noun | the act of demolishing |
| breakdown | noun | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue |
| lowness | noun | a feeling of low spirits |