All crush synonyms
crush
C c verb crush
- crumble β If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- bruise β A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- squash β to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- mash β to flirt with; court the affections of.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- trample β to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
- squeeze β to press forcibly together; compress.
- demolish β To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- annihilate β To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
- subdue β to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- suppress β to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- stamp out β to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
- overpower β to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac.
- overwhelm β to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- quell β to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
- kill β to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- defeat β If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
- squelch β to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
- strangle β to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.
- overcome β to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
- vanquish β to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- dispose of β to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
- quash β to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
- put down β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pound β Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- crowd β A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
- powder β British Dialect. a sudden, frantic, or impulsive rush.
- total β constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- pulverize β to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- tread β to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
- jam β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- crunch β If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
- hug β to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.
- press β to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- wrinkle β an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle.
- squish β to squeeze or squash.
- buck β A buck is a US or Australian dollar.
- romp β to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner.
- bray β When a donkey brays, it makes a loud harsh sound.
- rumple β to crumple or crush into wrinkles: to rumple a sheet of paper.
- crease β Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded.
- push β to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- contuse β to injure (the body) without breaking the skin; bruise
- comminute β to break (a bone) into several small fragments
- obliterate β to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.