crush
- sense 1: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
- oppress suppress crush
- sense 2: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
- squash crush squelch mash squeeze
- sense 3: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
- beat beat_out crush shell trounce vanquish
- sense 4: break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
- crush
- break_up fragment fragmentize fragmentise
- break separate split_up fall_apart come_apart
- sense 5: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"
- crush demolish
- humiliate mortify chagrin humble abase
- hurt wound injure bruise offend spite
- arouse elicit enkindle kindle evoke fire raise provoke
- sense 6: crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
- jam crush
- sense 7: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
- break_down crush
- sense 8: become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"
- crush
- break separate split_up fall_apart come_apart