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crush
noun as in crowd of animate beings
noun as in infatuation
verb as in compress, smash
verb as in defeat soundly
Example Sentences
The tourists suffered a crushing defeat in the first Test, though on the opening day in Perth returned the highest collective average speed recorded by an England attack.
Vapes contain lithium batteries which can catch fire if crushed or damaged in the waste stream.
In St. Louis, strike committees, the so-called St. Louis Commune, briefly governed before troops crushed the uprising.
A simple demonstration of this effect involves placing crushed tea leaves on water.
England have come under heavy scrutiny for the manner and response to their crushing defeat by Australia in the first Ashes Test.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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