Thesaurus
crush
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of CRUSH
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to put a stop to (something) by the use of force <the government is doing everything to crush the latest guerrilla uprising>
Synonyms clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quash, repress, silence, slap down, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue, suppress
Related Words douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench; smother, stifle, strangle, throttle; annihilate, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, rub out, ruin, smash, waste, wreck; exterminate, obliterate, wipe out; conquer, dominate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, subdue, subjugate, vanquish
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to reduce to fine particles <crushed the baby's medicine tablet and mixed it with applesauce>
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to put one's arms around and press tightly <she tearfully crushed the child to her breast>
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