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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.
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.
to press, mash, or squeeze so as to injure, break, crease, etc. 2. 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.
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.
Something that's crushing is terribly upsetting or overwhelming. Your favorite team's crushing loss to its rival comes as a huge, disappointing surprise.
crushing. adjective. /ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/. /ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/. [usually before noun] used to emphasize how bad or severe something is. a crushing defeat in the election. The shipyard has been dealt another crushing blow with the failure to win this contract. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
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.
