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(noun) crunch, compaction
the act of crushing
(noun) infatuation, calf love, puppy love
temporary love of an adolescent
a dense crowd of people
(noun) crushed leather
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
(verb) trounce, vanquish, shell, beat, beat out
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
(verb) break down
make ineffective
Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination
(verb) jam
crush or bruise
jam a toe
(verb) mash, squash, squeeze, squelch
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
crush an aluminum can; squeeze a lemon
humiliate or depress completely
She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation; The death of her son smashed her
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
The government oppresses political activists