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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crush \Crush\ (kr[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crushed
     (kr[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Crushing.] [OE. cruschen,
     crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of
     Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth.
     kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw. krysta to squeeze, Dan.
     kryste, Icel. kreysta.]
     1. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so
        as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts,
        or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes.
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              Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is
              bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut. --Lev. xxii.
                                                    24.
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              The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and
              crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. --Num. xxii.
                                                    25.
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     2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to
        comminute; as, to crush quartz.
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     3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down,
        as by an incumbent weight.
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              To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. --Bryant.
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     4. To oppress or burden grievously.
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              Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway.
                                                    --Deut.
                                                    xxviii. 33.
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     5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
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              Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. --Sir.
                                                    W. Scott.
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     6. to subdue or overwhelm (a person) by argument or a cutting
        remark; to cause (a person) to feel chagrin or
        humiliation; to squelch.
        [PJC]
  
     To crush a cup, to drink. [Obs.]
  
     To crush out.
        (a) To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from
            grapes.
        (b) To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crushing \Crush"ing\, a.
     That crushes; overwhelming. ``The blow must be quick and
     crushing.'' --Macualay.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crush \Crush\ (kr?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crushed (kr?sht);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Crushing.] [OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of.
     cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin,
     from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to
     gnash; akin to Sw. krysta to squeeze, Dan. kryste, Icel.
     kreysta.]
     1. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so
        as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts,
        or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes.
  
              Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is
              bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut. --Lev. xxii.
                                                    24.
  
              The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and
              crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. --Num. xxii.
                                                    25.
  
     2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to
        comminute; as, to crush quartz.
  
     3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down,
        as by an incumbent weight.
  
              To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
              Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. --Bryant.
  
     4. To oppress or burden grievously.
  
              Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway.
                                                    --Deut.
                                                    xxviii. 33.
  
     5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
  
              Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. --Sir.
                                                    W. Scott.
  
     To crush a cup, to drink. [Obs.]
  
     To crush out.
        (a) To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from
            grapes.
        (b) To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crushing \Crush"ing\, a.
     That crushes; overwhelming. ``The blow must be quick and
     crushing.'' --Macualay.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  crushing
       adj : physically or spiritually devastating; often used in
             combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection";
             "bone-crushing" [syn: devastating]
       n : forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority;
           "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the
           rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" [syn: suppression,
            quelling, stifling]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crushing
     a.
     1 That crushes; overwhelming.
     2 (1: devastatingly) disheartening.
     n.
     1 The action of the verb ''to crush''.
     2 A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the
  victim.
     3 (lb en in the plural) (1: crushed) material.
     4 The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crush nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  crushing
     a.
     1 That crushes; overwhelming.
     2 (1: devastatingly) disheartening.
     n.
     1 The action of the verb ''to crush''.
     2 A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the
  victim.
     3 (lb en in the plural) (1: crushed) material.
     4 The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crush nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  crushing
     a.
     1 That crushes; overwhelming.
     2 (1: devastatingly) disheartening.
     n.
     1 The action of the verb ''to crush''.
     2 A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the
  victim.
     3 (lb en in the plural) (1: crushed) material.
     4 The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crush nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  crushing
     a.
     1 That crushes; overwhelming.
     2 (1: devastatingly) disheartening.
     n.
     1 The action of the verb ''to crush''.
     2 A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the
  victim.
     3 (lb en in the plural) (1: crushed) material.
     4 The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crush nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crushing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c rush ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crushing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en crush ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb crush)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Crushing /kɹˈʌʃɪŋ/
  السحق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  crushing //ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ// 
  съкруши́телен
  that crushes

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  crushing /kɹˈʌʃɪŋ/ 
  zdrcující

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  crushing /kɹˈʌʃɪŋ/ 
  zlikvidování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  crushing /kɹˈʌʃɪŋ/ 
  drtivý