leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

[ Syn: crushed leather ]

a dense crowd of people

[ Syn: jam , press ]

temporary love of an adolescent

[ Syn: puppy love , calf love , infatuation ]

the act of crushing

[ Syn: crunch , compaction ]

come down on or keep down by unjust use of ones authority; The government oppresses political activists

[ Syn: oppress , suppress ]

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; crush an aluminum can; squeeze a lemon

[ Syn: squash , squelch , mash , squeeze ]

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

[ Syn: beat , beat out , shell , trounce , vanquish ]

break into small pieces; The car crushed the toy'

humiliate or depress completely; She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation; The death of her son smashed her

[ Syn: smash , demolish ]

crush or bruise; jam a toe

[ Syn: jam ]

make ineffective; Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination

[ Syn: break down ]

become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; The plastic bottle crushed against the wall'