adj
Meaning 1
That crushes; overwhelming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a crushing defeat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
crushing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/
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adj
Meaning 2
Devastatingly disheartening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- crushing blow
- crushing guilt
- Oh, your dog has leukemia? That’s crushing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The action of the verb to crush.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 4
A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
Crushed material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, uncountable
Examples
- oilseed crushings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
present participle and gerund of crush
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 8
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a crushing blow
- a crushing rejection
- bone-crushing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: devastating
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the suppression of heresy
- the quelling of the rebellion
- the stifling of all dissent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: suppression, quelling, stifling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prevention, bar
Narrower terms: crackdown
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, crush + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: съкруши́телен (sǎkrušítelen) — that crushes
- Danish: knusende — that crushes
- Dutch: verpletterend — that crushes
- Faroese: knúsandi — that crushes
- Finnish: murskaava — that crushes
- French: écrasant — that crushes
- German: niederschmetternd — that crushes
- Greek: συντριπτικός (syntriptikós) — that crushes
- Khmer: ដ៏ខ្លាំង (dɑɑ klaŋ) — that crushes
- Khmer: ដ៏ធំធេង (dɑɑ thom theeŋ) — that crushes
- Norwegian: knusende — that crushes
- Polish: miażdżący — that crushes
- Portuguese: arrasador — that crushes
- Romanian: copleșitor — that crushes
- Russian: сокруши́тельный (sokrušítelʹnyj) — that crushes
- Spanish: arrollador — that crushes
- Spanish: aplastante — that crushes
- Romanian: strivire — action of the verb
- Romanian: turtire — action of the verb
- Romanian: zdrobire — action of the verb
- Russian: дробле́ние (droblénije) — action of the verb
- Russian: разда́вливание (razdávlivanije) — action of the verb
- Russian: размельче́ние (razmelʹčénije) — action of the verb
- French: broyage — method of execution
- Russian: уничтоже́ние (uničtožénije) — method of execution
- Russian: разруше́ние (razrušénije) — method of execution
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