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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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
It blamed the downgrade on setbacks that include aprimary crusher failure at a key processing plant at its Kalgoorlie mining hub in Western Australia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
A police search found 96 ibuprofen tablets, laxatives, a feeding syringe and a pill crusher.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
When you drive a car into a ditch, do you summon an auto crusher to pull it out?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
The rock crusher was an old abandoned quarry.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
