Unscramble crushing

Definition of crushing

adjective:

• physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow", "a crushing rejection", "bone-crushing". Synonyms: devastating.

noun:

• forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy", "the quelling of the rebellion", "the stifling of all dissent". Synonyms: quelling, stifling, suppression.

verb:

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists". Synonyms: crush, oppress, suppress.
• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can", "squeeze a lemon". Synonyms: crush, mash, squash, squeeze, squelch.
• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship", "We beat the competition", "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game". Synonyms: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish.
• break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy". Synonyms: crush.
• humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation", "The death of her son smashed her". Synonyms: crush, demolish, smash.
• crush or bruise; "jam a toe". Synonyms: crush, jam.
• make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination". Synonyms: break down, crush.
• become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall". Synonyms: crush.

Related words

bat, best, bruise, cheat, checkmate, chicane, chouse, clobber, crackdown, cream, drub, eliminate, exceed, immobilise, immobilize, jockey, lick, master, mate, outdo, outfight, outflank, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outplay, outpoint, outscore, outstrip, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, pip, quash, reduce, repress, rout, scoop, screw, shaft, spreadeagle, stamp, steamroller, subdue, subjugate, surmount, surpass, telescope, thrash, tread, trump, whip, whomp, worst, wring.

Words nearby

brushing, crashing, cushing, rushing.

Rhymes with

blushing, brushing, gushing, rushing.