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Definitions for Crusher

[1] to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
[2] to squeeze or pound into small fragments or particles, as ore, stone, etc.
[3] to force out by pressing or squeezing; extract: to crush cottonseeds in order to produce oil.
[4] to rumple; wrinkle; crease.
[5] to smooth or flatten by pressure: to crush leather.
[6] to hug or embrace forcibly or strongly: He crushed her in his arms.
[7] to destroy, subdue, or suppress utterly: to crush a revolt.
[8] to overwhelm with confusion, chagrin, or humiliation, as by argumentation or a slighting action or remark; squelch.
[9] to oppress grievously.
[10] Archaic . to finish drinking (wine, ale, etc.).
[11] to become crushed.
[12] to advance with crushing; press or crowd forcibly.
[13] the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
[14] a great crowd: a crush of shoppers.
[15] Informal . an intense but usually short-lived infatuation. the object of such an infatuation: Who is your latest crush?
[16] to press, mash, or squeeze so as to injure, break, crease, etc
[17] to break or grind (rock, ore, etc) into small particles
[18] to put down or subdue, esp by force to crush a rebellion
[19] to extract (juice, water, etc) by pressing to crush the juice from a lemon
[20] to oppress harshly
[21] to hug or clasp tightly he crushed her to him
[22] to defeat or humiliate utterly, as in argument or by a cruel remark
[23] (intr) to crowd; throng
[24] (intr) to become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
[25] a dense crowd, esp at a social occasion
[26] the act of crushing; pressure
[27] a drink or pulp prepared by or as if by crushing fruit orange crush
[28] informal an infatuation she had a crush on him the person with whom one is infatuated
[29] vet science a construction designed to confine and limit the movement of an animal, esp a large or dangerous animal, for examination or to perform a procedure on it

Words related to Crusher

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Origin of Crusher

1300–50; Middle English crus-chen < Middle French cruisir < Germanic; compare Old Swedish krusa, krosa, Middle Low German krossen to crush

Other words from Crusher

crush·a·ble , adjective
crush·a·bil·i·ty , noun
crush·a·bly , adverb
crush·er , noun
un·crush·a·ble , adjective
un·crushed , adjective
well-crushed , adjective

Word origin for Crusher

C14: from Old French croissir, of Germanic origin; compare Gothic kriustan to gnash; see crunch

Synonyms for Crusher

altercation, bickering, brawl, clash, controversy, debate, disagreement, dispute, exchange, feud, quarrel, squabble, beef, blowup, bone, brush, dustup, face-off, finisher, flap, fuss, gin, go, hassle, knockdown, out, rhubarb, romp, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, run-in, scene, scrap, set-to, shindy, spat, static, stew, tiff, words, wrangle, bone of contention, bone to pick, brannigan, difference of opinion, donnybrook, falling, knock down and drag out, talking heads