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- Dictionarycrushed/krəSHt/
adjective
- 1. deformed, pulverized, or forced inwards by compression: "the crushed remains of a Ford Cortina"
- 2. feeling overwhelmingly disappointed or embarrassed: "I was crushed—was I not good enough?"
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to defeat someone completely: The president called upon the army to help crush the rebellion. France crushed Wales by 36 to 3 in last Saturday's match in Paris. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT)
1. a. : to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure. crush grapes. b. : to squeeze together into a mass. She crushed her clothes into a bag. 2. : to reduce to particles by pounding or grinding. crush rock. 3. a. : to subdue completely. The rebellion was crushed. b. : to cause overwhelming emotional pain to (someone)
to defeat someone completely: The president called upon the army to help crush the rebellion. France crushed Wales by 36 to 3 in last Saturday's match in Paris. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT) conquer. defeat.
Something that's crushed is broken or crumbled into small pieces, or crumpled so that it's very wrinkled. Crushed ice is one way to chill your lemonade on a hot day. You can use crushed stone to pave the paths in your garden, or add crushed garlic to spice up your soup.
to hug or embrace forcibly or strongly: He crushed her in his arms. to destroy, subdue, or suppress utterly: to crush a revolt. Synonyms: quash, overcome, quell. to overwhelm with confusion, chagrin, or humiliation, as by argumentation or a slighting action or remark; squelch. to oppress grievously.
A crush is a crowd of people close together, in which it is difficult to move. Franklin and his thirteen-year-old son somehow got separated in the crush. Everywhere he went he was mobbed by a crush of fans.
[transitive] crush something to break something into small pieces or into a powder by pressing hard. Add two cloves of crushed garlic. They crush the olives with a heavy wooden press. Crush the biscuits finely before adding them to the mixture.
Define crushed. crushed synonyms, crushed pronunciation, crushed translation, English dictionary definition of crushed. adj. Treated so as to have a permanently crinkled or rumpled appearance. Used of a fabric: crushed velvet; crushed denim.
to shock or upset; affect grievously:[~+object]The news of his death crushed me. to (cause to) move forward with force: [no object]The reporters tried to crush into the courtroom.[~+object]The surging crowd crushed us against the wall. n.
Synonyms for CRUSHED: oppressed, persecuted, downtrodden, tyrannized, abused, cowed, intimidated, maltreated; Antonyms of CRUSHED: supported, helped, assisted, backed, aided, stirred, provoked, propped up
