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suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling(adj)

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

"the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"

crushing, devastating(adj)

physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

"a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"

a strong but often short-lived liking for another person

fondly remembers the crush that she had on a boy one summer long ago

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

the huge crush in the store must have far exceeded safety limits

to cause to become a pulpy mass

dark-colored grapes that will be crushed to make red wine

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

the government is doing everything to crush the latest guerrilla uprising

to reduce to fine particles

crushed the baby's medicine tablet and mixed it with applesauce

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

the terrible news of her death simply crushed the entire family

to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of

after crushing the grapes, let the skins soak in the juice in order to extract some color

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

the desperate refugees were crushed into the back of the truck

to put one's arms around and press tightly

she tearfully crushed the child to her breast

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