Unscramble crush

Definition of crush

noun:

• leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated. Synonyms: crushed leather.
• a dense crowd of people. Synonyms: jam, press.
• temporary love of an adolescent. Synonyms: calf love, infatuation, puppy love.
• the act of crushing. Synonyms: compaction, crunch.

verb:

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists". Synonyms: oppress, suppress.
• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can", "squeeze a lemon". Synonyms: mash, squash, squeeze, squelch.
• 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". Synonyms: beat, beat out, shell, trounce, vanquish.
• break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy".
• humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation", "The death of her son smashed her". Synonyms: demolish, smash.
• crush or bruise; "jam a toe". Synonyms: jam.
• make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination". Synonyms: break down.
• become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall".

Related words

bat, best, bruise, cheat, checkmate, chicane, chouse, clobber, cream, drub, eliminate, exceed, grind, immobilise, immobilize, jockey, lick, master, mate, mill, outdo, outfight, outflank, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outplay, outpoint, outscore, outstrip, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, pip, pulverisation, pulverization, quash, reduce, repress, rout, scoop, screw, shaft, spreadeagle, stamp, steamroller, subdue, subjugate, surmount, surpass, telescope, thrash, tread, trump, whip, whomp, worst, wring.

Words nearby

brush, crash, crus, cruse, crust, rush.

Rhymes with

blush, brush, flush, gush, hush, lush, mush, plush, rush, slush, thrush.