Definition of crushing

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Crushing (a.) That crushes; overwhelming.

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Mill :: Mill (n.) A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill..
Mashy :: Mashy (a.) Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash..
Crushing :: Crushing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crus.
Crushing :: Crushing (a.) That crushes; overwhelming.
Lithoclast :: Lithoclast (n.) An instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.
Stonebuck :: Stonebrearer (n.) A machine for crushing or hammering stone.
Squeteague :: Squelch (n.) A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply..
Heartbroken :: Heartbroken (a.) Overcome by crushing sorrow; deeply grieved.
Deathblow :: Deathblow (n.) A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or destroys.
Cephalotripsy :: Cephalotripsy (n.) The act or operation of crushing the head of a fetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine..
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down.
Pressure :: Pressure (n.) The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand..
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..
Constrictor :: Constrictor (n.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor..
Swashway :: Swashing (a.) Resounding; crushing.
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals..
Lithotripsy :: Lithotripsy (n.) The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder with an instrument called lithotriptor or lithotrite; lithotrity.
Cranioclast :: Cranioclast (n.) An instrument for crushing the head of a fetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult eases..
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