crush
verb (used with object)
to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
crushed
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past participleof crush.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof crush.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
crushverb (used with object)to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
Example Sentences
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He stayed back on a fastball and crushed it to deep left field, on a trajectory to just clear the short fence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Although the surrounding clay in the vessels came from Tampa Bay, some of the crushed material mixed into it appears to have originated farther north in the Mississippian heartland.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Our industry can be crushed" if "unbridled" AI voice cloning spreads on social media, actor Bin Shimada, who is part of the campaign group, had told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
But he doesn’t think Leica will get crushed in a confrontation between the two superpowers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
“He crushed me,” he said to no one in particular.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
