Definition of crush

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Crush (v. t.) To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight..

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Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (v. t.) To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly..
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..
Jam :: "Jam (v. t.) To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door..
Quail :: Quail (v. t.) To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
Fool :: Fool (n.) A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool..
Squat :: Squat (n.) A sudden or crushing fall.
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz..
Crush :: Crush (n.) Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a peception..
Cranioclasm :: Cranioclasm (n.) The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery..
Stonebuck :: Stonebrearer (n.) A machine for crushing or hammering stone.
Pressure :: Pressure (n.) The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand..
Lithoclast :: Lithoclast (n.) An instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.
Subdue :: Subdue (v. t.) To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush.
Scruze :: Scruze (v. t.) To squeeze, compress, crush, or bruise..
Mash :: Mash (v. t.) To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing), to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort..
Smash :: Smash (v. t.) To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.
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..
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals..
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..
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at..
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