compress β When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
smash β to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
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.
bruise β A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
crumble β If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
comminute β to break (a bone) into several small fragments
contuse β to injure (the body) without breaking the skin; bruise
crease β Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded.
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.
crunch β If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
embrace β An act of holding someone closely in one's arms.
hug β to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.
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.
pound β Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
powder β British Dialect. a sudden, frantic, or impulsive rush.
press β to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
pulverise β to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
pulverize β to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
push β to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
romp β to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner.
rumple β to crumple or crush into wrinkles: to rumple a sheet of paper.
total β constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
tread β to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
wrinkle β an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle.
triturate β to reduce to fine particles or powder by rubbing, grinding, bruising, or the like; pulverize.
blast β A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
blow up β If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
burst β If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
explode β Burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, decomposition, excessive internal pressure, or other process, typically scattering fragments widely.
bang β If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times.
discharge β to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
fulminate β to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
mushroom β any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
touch off β to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
break out β If something such as war, fighting, or disease breaks out, it begins suddenly.
collapse β If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
detonate β If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes.
erupt β (of a volcano) become active and eject lava, ash, and gases.
