Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the power or tending to crush; overwhelming; demolishing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective That crushes; overwhelming.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
crush . - adjective That crushes;
overwhelming . - adjective
disheartening - noun The
action of the verb to crush. - noun A former method of
execution .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
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Examples
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Good stuff. paul tomblin: Yes, trachea crushing is a trick that could probably be performed by any Sith lord, but could anyone else crush with such flair?
Here Comes The Son 2005
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That's what I call a crushing blow for a sister, Clarissa.
The Lovels of Arden 1875
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It might not have been as gut-wrenching as the Villanova shot that knocked the Panthers out of the NCAA Tournament at the brink of the Final Four a year ago, but the 2009-10 season was another that ended in crushing fashion for Pittsburgh.
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Whose fault is it that our younger generations will inherit trillions in crushing debt?
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That's because he's not talking about it in crushing moral terms, which he needs to do.
Be Like Bush 2009
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Translation: "get behind our token ... he's our only hope in crushing Obama!"
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From Lee, Whose fault is it that our younger generations will inherit trillions in crushing debt?
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Whose fault is it that our younger generations will inherit trillions in crushing debt?
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That's because he's not talking about it in crushing moral terms, which he needs to do.
Be Like Bush 2009
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Whose fault is it that our younger generations will inherit trillions in crushing debt?
brandonschauer commented on the word crushing
'crushing' now also refers to the act of falling in love with a person or thing, as in: "i'm crushing on that new coffee stand on Hayes Street"
October 3, 2009