crushability

crush

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Definitions of crushability word

verb with object crushability to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms. 1
verb with object crushability to squeeze or pound into small fragments or particles, as ore, stone, etc. 1
verb with object crushability to force out by pressing or squeezing; extract: to crush cottonseeds in order to produce oil. 1
verb with object crushability to rumple; wrinkle; crease. 1
verb with object crushability to smooth or flatten by pressure: to crush leather. 1
verb with object crushability to hug or embrace forcibly or strongly: He crushed her in his arms. 1

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

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

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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