Definition of crush

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Crush (v. t.) To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes..

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Ecraseur :: Ecraseur (n.) An instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a steel chain, so that hemorrhage rarely follows..
Free-milling :: Free-milling (a.) Yielding free gold or silver; -- said of certain ores which can be reduced by crushing and amalgamation, without roasting or other chemical treatment..
Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush.
Suppress :: Suppress (v. t.) To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down.
Overpress :: Overpress (v. t.) To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm.
Break :: Break (v. i.) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my heart is breaking..
Squash :: Squash (n.) Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of pease..
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor..
Jam :: "Jam (v. t.) To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door..
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals..
Stonebuck :: Stonebrearer (n.) A machine for crushing or hammering stone.
Schlich :: Schlich (n.) The finer portion of a crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes..
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To oppress or burden grievously.
Jam :: "Jam (n.) A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river..
Grind :: Grind (v. t.) To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones..
Cranioclast :: Cranioclast (n.) An instrument for crushing the head of a fetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult eases..
Crumple :: Crumple (v. i.) To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple..
Waped :: Waped (a.) Cast down; crushed by misery; dejected.
Crush :: Crush (n.) A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
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