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adjective
- 1. causing overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment: "the news came as a crushing blow"
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Meaning of crushing in English. crushing. adjective. uk / ˈkrʌʃ.ɪŋ / us / ˈkrʌʃ.ɪŋ / Add to word list. severe: crushing blow The news came as a crushing blow. crushing defeat Their army had suffered a crushing defeat. Synonym. devastating. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally.
: to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure. crush grapes. b. : to squeeze together into a mass. She crushed her clothes into a bag. 2. : to reduce to particles by pounding or grinding. crush rock. 3. a. : to subdue completely. The rebellion was crushed. b. : to cause overwhelming emotional pain to (someone)
CRUSH definition: 1. to press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed: 2. to press paper…. Learn more.
devastating; overwhelming. His loss would be a crushing blow to Liverpool's title hopes. She took advantage of her opponent's momentary loss of concentration and achieved a crushing victory. a crushing defeat. 2. extremely heavy. a crushing burden of debt. noun. 3.
CRUSH meaning: 1. to press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed: 2. to press paper…. Learn more.
Something that's crushing is terribly upsetting or overwhelming. Your favorite team's crushing loss to its rival comes as a huge, disappointing surprise.
1. To be or become crushed: Aluminum cans crush easily. 2. To proceed or move by crowding or pressing: The fans crushed forward to get a glimpse of the movie star. n. 1. The act of crushing or the pressure involved in crushing: matter superheated by the crush of gravity around black holes. 2. A great crowd: a crush of spectators. 3.
to hug or embrace forcibly or strongly: He crushed her in his arms. to destroy, subdue, or suppress utterly: to crush a revolt. Synonyms: quash, overcome, quell. to overwhelm with confusion, chagrin, or humiliation, as by argumentation or a slighting action or remark; squelch. to oppress grievously.
[transitive] crush something to break something into small pieces or into a powder by pressing hard. Add two cloves of crushed garlic. They crush the olives with a heavy wooden press. Crush the biscuits finely before adding them to the mixture.
Definition of crushing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
