Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which crushes or demolishes: as, his answer was a crusher.
- noun A policeman.
- noun Specifically, a crushing-machine.
- noun A mill for grinding sugar-beets, potatoes, and other roots to reduce them to a pulp for use in the manufacture of sugar or starch.
- noun In electricity, a device for reducing the apparent fall of potential in the ground return-circuit of an electric system.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, crushes.
- noun an instrument for measuring the explosive force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a piece of metal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone or something that
crushes . - noun A machine designed to crush
rocks . - noun slang A
policeman .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a device that crushes something
Etymologies
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Examples
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A crusher was a November loss to New England in which Mr. Manning appeared to be leading the Colts to a marvelous come-from-behind road win, only to throw a late interception and give Colts fans Super Bowl XLIV PTSD.
Colts Have Aged but Still Have Bite Jason Gay 2011
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The so-called crusher gauge was, however, first used by Captain Sir Andrew Noble in his researches on powder.
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The accompanying engravings represent an improved ore crusher, which is said to be very effective and economical in the use of power.
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Crews are using a mobile rock crusher, which is powerful enough to pound rocks into material used to make road surfacing.
ABC 4: Top Stories 2010
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The crusher is a screw-jack style mechanism, responsible for applying the weight to the bridges to test their weight capacity.
www.charlatan.ca admin 2010
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Yes | No | Report from johntalbott wrote 18 weeks 15 hours ago what kind of sick people would watch a "crusher" video in the first place??
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All Comments from johntalbott wrote 18 weeks 15 hours ago what kind of sick people would watch a "crusher" video in the first place??
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Mjöllnir simply means "crusher," referring to its pulverizing effect.
Month of MARVEL: Day 5 Dean 2008
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~ -- The percentage of voids in broken stone varies with the nature of the stone: whether it is broken by hand or by crushers; with the kind of crusher used, and upon whether it is screened or crusher-run product.
Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Halbert Powers Gillette
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Ryan was looking at four weeks on the sideline after being charged with a grade three Dangerous and unnecessary contact with the head and neck, otherwise known a "crusher" tackle from Monday night's match against the Sea Eagles.
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