Definition of crush

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Crush (v. t.) To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz..

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Crushing :: Crushing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crus.
Craze :: Craze (v. t.) To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.
Fool :: Fool (n.) A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool..
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..
Pash :: Pash (v. t.) A crushing blow.
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..
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight..
Craunch :: Craunch (v. t. & i.) To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.
Deathblow :: Deathblow (n.) A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or destroys.
Bruise :: Bruise (v. t.) To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush..
Bite :: Bite (v. t.) To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man..
Mashy :: Mashy (a.) Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash..
Cranioclast :: Cranioclast (n.) An instrument for crushing the head of a fetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult eases..
Jam :: "Jam (v. t.) To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door..
Gannister :: Gannister (n.) A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads..
Squash :: Squash (v. i.) To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
Suppress :: Suppress (v. t.) To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.
Masticate :: Masticate (v. t.) To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food..
Rhachiodont :: Rhachiodont (a.) Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior spines of some of the vertebrae, as certain South African snakes (Dasypeltis) which swallow birds' eggs and use these gular teeth to crush them..
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