'Crushing' definitions:

Definition of 'crushing'

From: WordNet
adjective
Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing" [syn: crushing, devastating]
noun
Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" [syn: suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling]

Definition of 'Crushing'

From: GCIDE
  • Crushing \Crush"ing\, a. That crushes; overwhelming. "The blow must be quick and crushing." --Macualay. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crushing'

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]

Synonyms of 'crushing'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Crushing'