what does crush mean?
CRUSH as NOUN
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Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- temporary love of an adolescent
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Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
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Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
CRUSH as VERB
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Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
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- The plastic bottle crushed against the wall
Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
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- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination
Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
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- crush an aluminum can
- squeeze a lemon
Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- humiliate or depress completely
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- She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
- The death of her son smashed her
Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one’’s authority
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- The government oppresses political activists
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