crush

sense 1: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
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sense 2: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
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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"
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sense 4: break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
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sense 5: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"
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sense 6: crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
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sense 7: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
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sense 8: become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"
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