Definition of Crushing in English :

Define Crushing in English

Crushing meaning in English

Meaning of Crushing in English

Pronunciation of Crushing in English

Crushing pronunciation in English

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Crushing

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Noun

1. crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

Example Sentences:
'the suppression of heresy'
'the quelling of the rebellion'
'the stifling of all dissent'

Adjective

2. crushing, devastating

physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

Example Sentences:
'a crushing blow'
'a crushing rejection'
'bone-crushing'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Crushing

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noun
3. 
defeat; repression; putting down
the violent crushing of anti-government demonstrations
adjective
1. 
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

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Crushing

see synonyms of crushing
adjective
1. 
overwhelming or decisive
a crushing defeat
2. 
hurtful or demoralizing
crushing remarks

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Crushing

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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.
2.
a. To put down with force; subdue: The regime crushed the rebellion.
b. To overwhelm or oppress severely: spirits that had been crushed by rejection and failure.
c. To defeat overwhelmingly: Our team was crushed in the playoffs.
3. To crumple or rumple: crushed the freshly ironed shirt.
4. To hug, especially with great force.
5. To hit or propel with great force: a swing of the bat that crushed a fastball over the wall.
6. To press upon, shove, or crowd.
7. To extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing: crush juice from a grape.
v.intr.
1. To be or become crushed: Aluminum cans crush easily.
2. To proceed or move by crowding or pressing: The fans crushed forward to get a glimpse of the movie star.
n.
1. The act of crushing or the pressure involved in crushing: matter superheated by the crush of gravity around black holes.
2. A great crowd: a crush of spectators.
3. A substance prepared by or as if by crushing, especially a fruit drink: orange crush.
4. Informal
a. A usually temporary infatuation: had a crush on her friend's cousin.
b. One who is the object of such an infatuation.

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