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Dictionary definition for: Crush
1. (n) leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
2. (v) come down on or keep down by unjust use of one''s authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
3. (n) a dense crowd of people
4. (v) to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can" "squeeze a lemon"
5. (n) temporary love of an adolescent
6. (v) 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"
8. (v) break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
9. (v) humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation" "The death of her son smashed her"
10. (v) crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
11. (v) make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
12. (v) become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"
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