crush
verb (used with object)
to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
crusher
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a word derived from
crush.
Example Sentences
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Losing five first-round picks is a crusher for a franchise already in rebuilding mode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Hundreds of discarded batteries rattle along a conveyor belt into a crusher in a remote plant in northern India, fuelling a multi-billion-dollar industry that is bolstering the country's geopolitical ambitions.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
A police search found 96 ibuprofen tablets, laxatives, a feeding syringe and a pill crusher.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
The list began with a destemmer/crusher, a rotating cylinder with paddles that beat the grapes, making them jump out of the stem and drop into a crusher that breaks them down.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
I couldn’t go to the rock crusher anymore.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
