noun. leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated |
noun. a dense crowd of people |
noun. temporary love of an adolescent |
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verb. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority The government oppresses political activists |
verb. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition crush an aluminum can|squeeze a lemon |
verb. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship|We beat the competition|Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game |
verb. break into small pieces The car crushed the toy |
verb. humiliate or depress completely She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation|The death of her son smashed her |
verb. crush or bruise jam a toe |
verb. make ineffective Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination |
verb. become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure The plastic bottle crushed against the wall |