crush

1 to cause to become a pulpy mass

dark-colored grapes that will be crushed to make red wine

Synonyms of crush

mash, pulp, squash

Words Related to crush

press, squeeze

beat, pound, powder, pulverize

2 to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

the government is doing everything to crush the latest guerrilla uprising

Synonyms of crush

clamp down (on), crack down (on), put down, quash, quell, repress, silence, slap down, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue, suppress

Words Related to crush

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench

smother, stifle, strangle, throttle

annihilate, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, rub out, ruin, smash, waste, wreck

exterminate, obliterate, wipe out

conquer, dominate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, subdue, subjugate, vanquish

Phrases Synonymous with crush

sit on

Near Antonyms of crush

abet, aid, assist, back, help, prop up, support

foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir, whip (up)

advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote

3 to reduce to fine particles

crushed the baby's medicine tablet and mixed it with applesauce

Synonyms of crush

atomize, beat, bray, comminute, disintegrate, grind, mill, mull, pound, powder, pulverize

Words Related to crush

grate, kibble

crumble, crunch

break, bust, dash, fracture, fragment

shatter, smash, splinter

micronize

4 to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

the terrible news of her death simply crushed the entire family

Synonyms of crush

devastate, floor, grind (down), oppress, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, prostrate, snow under, swamp, whelm

Words Related to crush

deluge, drown, sink

confute, defeat, refute

break, demoralize, distress, disturb, rock, shatter, stagger, throw, unman, unnerve, upset

5 to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of

after crushing the grapes, let the skins soak in the juice in order to extract some color

Synonyms of crush

express, mash, press, squeeze

Words Related to crush

ream

pulp, puree (or purée)

extract, extrude

6 to fit (people or things) into a tight space

the desperate refugees were crushed into the back of the truck

Synonyms of crush

cram, crowd, jam, ram, sandwich, shoehorn, squeeze, stuff, wedge

Words Related to crush

fill, heap, jam-pack, load,

Synonyms and Antonyms of crush

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