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adjective
- 1. causing overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment: "the news came as a crushing blow"
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adjective. uk / ˈkrʌʃ.ɪŋ / us / ˈkrʌʃ.ɪŋ / Add to word list. severe: crushing blow The news came as a crushing blow. crushing defeat Their army had suffered a crushing defeat. Synonym. devastating. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally. apocalyptic. frightful. from hell idiom. fun.
The meaning of CRUSH is to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure. How to use crush in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Crush.
CRUSH definition: 1. to press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed: 2. to press paper…. Learn more.
Something that's crushing is terribly upsetting or overwhelming. Your favorite team's crushing loss to its rival comes as a huge, disappointing surprise.
devastating; overwhelming. His loss would be a crushing blow to Liverpool's title hopes. She took advantage of her opponent's momentary loss of concentration and achieved a crushing victory. a crushing defeat. 2. extremely heavy. a crushing burden of debt. noun. 3.
crush. (krŭsh) v. crushed, crush·ing, crush·es. v.tr. 1. a. To press between opposing bodies so as to break, compress, or injure: The falling rock crushed the car. b. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
Definition of crush verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to hug or embrace forcibly or strongly: He crushed her in his arms. to destroy, subdue, or suppress utterly: to crush a revolt. Synonyms: quash, overcome, quell. to overwhelm with confusion, chagrin, or humiliation, as by argumentation or a slighting action or remark; squelch. to oppress grievously.
1. to press, mash, or squeeze so as to injure, break, crease, etc. 2. (Mining & Quarrying) to break or grind (rock, ore, etc) into small particles. 3. to put down or subdue, esp by force: to crush a rebellion. 4. to extract (juice, water, etc) by pressing: to crush the juice from a lemon. 5. to oppress harshly.
To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
