'Crushed' definitions:
Definition of 'crushed'
From: WordNet
adjective
Treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; "crushed velvet"
adjective
Subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" [syn: broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low]
Definition of 'Crushed'
From: GCIDE
- Crush \Crush\ (kr[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crushed (kr[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Crushing.] [OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw. krysta to squeeze, Dan. kryste, Icel. kreysta.]
- 1. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes. [1913 Webster]
- Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut. --Lev. xxii. 24. [1913 Webster]
- The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. --Num. xxii. 25. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight. [1913 Webster]
- To crush the pillars which the pile sustain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. --Bryant. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To oppress or burden grievously. [1913 Webster]
- Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway. --Deut. xxviii. 33. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally. [1913 Webster]
- Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. --Sir. W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 6. to subdue or overwhelm (a person) by argument or a cutting remark; to cause (a person) to feel chagrin or humiliation; to squelch. [PJC]
- To crush a cup, to drink. [Obs.]
- To crush out. (a) To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes. (b) To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'crushed'
From: GCIDE
- crushed \crushed\ adj.
- 1. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; -- of fabrics; as, crushed velvet. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. utterly defeated.
- Syn: subdued. [WordNet 1.5]
- 3. brought low in condition or status by confusion, humiliation, or severe disappointment.
- Syn: broken, humbled, humiliated, low. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
- 4. broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or stone. paved with crushed bluestone
- Syn: ground. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'crushed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abashed,
- ashamed,
- baffled,
- balked,
- betrayed,
- bilked,
- blasted,
- blighted,
- blushing,
- branny,
- broken,
- broken-down,
- brokenhearted,
- brought low,
- chagrined,
- chalklike,
- chalky,
- chapfallen,
- comminute,
- comminuted,
- conquered,
- crestfallen,
- crossed,
- cut up,
- dashed,
- deep-troubled,
- defeated,
- demoralized,
- desolate,
- desolated,
- detrital,
- detrited,
- disappointed,
- disconsolate,
- dished,
- disillusioned,
- disintegrated,
- dissatisfied,
- domesticated,
- dusty,
- efflorescent,
- embarrassed,
- farinaceous,
- felled,
- fine,
- flaky,
- flattened,
- floury,
- foiled,
- frustrated,
- furfuraceous,
- gone to dust,
- grated,
- ground,
- hangdog,
- heart-stricken,
- heart-struck,
- heartbroken,
- heartsick,
- housebroke,
- housebroken,
- humbled,
- humiliated,
- ill done-by,
- ill-served,
- impalpable,
- inundated,
- let down,
- levigated,
- made to grovel,
- mastered,
- mealy,
- milled,
- miserable,
- mortified,
- neurasthenic,
- out of countenance,
- overcome,
- overwhelmed,
- pestled,
- powdered,
- powdery,
- prostrate,
- prostrated,
- pulverant,
- pulverized,
- pulverulent,
- put down,
- quashed,
- quelled,
- red-faced,
- reduced,
- reduced to jelly,
- reduced to powder,
- regretful,
- repressed,
- scaly,
- scobicular,
- scobiform,
- scurfy,
- shaken,
- shamed,
- shamefaced,
- shamefast,
- sharded,
- shot,
- shot to pieces,
- shredded,
- smashed,
- smothered,
- sorely disappointed,
- soured,
- squashed,
- squelched,
- stifled,
- stricken,
- subdued,
- subjugated,
- suffocated,
- suicidal,
- suppressed,
- tamed,
- thwarted,
- triturated,
- undone,
- unglued,
- unmanned,
- unnerved,
- unstrung,
- upset,
- vanquished,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- wretched