The anaconda crushed the tapir to death.
•Donna crushed the bananas to a pulp and put them into the cake batter.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
crush — I UK [krʌʃ] / US verb Word forms crush : present tense I/you/we/they crush he/she/it crushes present participle crushing past tense crushed past participle crushed ** 1) [transitive] to hit or press something so hard that you damage it severely… … English dictionary
crush — crush1 [ krʌʃ ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to hit or press something so hard that you damage it severely or destroy it, especially by making its shape flatter: The front of the car was completely crushed in the accident. a ) to injure or kill… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crush — [[t]krʌ̱ʃ[/t]] crushes, crushing, crushed 1) VERB To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces. [V n] Andrew crushed his empty can... [V n] Their vehicle was crushed by an army… … English dictionary
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crush — crush1 [krʌʃ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: cruisir] 1.) to press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged ▪ His leg was crushed in the accident. ▪ Two people were crushed to death in the rush to escape. 2.) to press… … Dictionary of contemporary English
crush — 1 verb (T) 1 to press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged: His leg was crushed in the accident. | be crushed to death (=die by being crushed): Two people were crushed to death in the rush to escape. 2 to press something in order to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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crush — [krʌʃ] verb [T] I 1) to press something so hard that you damage it or break it into small pieces 2) to injure or kill someone by pressing on them very hard 3) to completely defeat an opponent II noun crush [krʌʃ] 1) [singular] a crowd of people… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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