Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
the act of crushing
verb
Sense 2
"She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"
"The death of her son smashed her"
Derived:
demolition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun
Sense 3
Type of:
crowd
verb
Sense 4
"The car crushed the toy"
Kinds of:
bruise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 7
"crush an aluminum can"
"squeeze a lemon"
Type of:
press
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 8
"Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 9
"jam a toe"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 10
"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"
"We beat the competition"
"Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
Entails:
win
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 12
"The government oppresses political activists"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
90%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
83
Times Searched
3
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