Definition of crush

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Crush (v. i.) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily..

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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..
Overpress :: Overpress (v. t.) To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm.
Squeteague :: Squelch (n.) A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply..
Squelch :: Squelch (v. t.) To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.
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..
Pressure :: Pressure (n.) The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand..
Stamp :: Stamp (v. i.) To crush; to pulverize; specifically (Metal.), to crush by the blow of a heavy stamp, as ore in a mill..
Crumple :: Crumple (v. i.) To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple..
Pomace :: Pomace (n.) The substance of apples, or of similar fruit, crushed by grinding..
Pycnodont :: Pycnodont (n.) Any fossil fish belonging to the Pycnodontini. They have numerous round, flat teeth, adapted for crushing..
Cranioclasm :: Cranioclasm (n.) The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery..
Cranioclast :: Cranioclast (n.) An instrument for crushing the head of a fetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult eases..
Squash :: Squash (v. i.) To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
Quash :: Quash (v. t.) To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush..
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..
Heartbreak :: Heartbreak (n.) Crushing sorrow or grief; a yielding to such grief.
Crush :: Crush (n.) A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
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..
Bruise :: Bruise (v. t.) To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush..
Craunch :: Craunch (v. t. & i.) To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.
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