CRUSH OUT Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase crush out. (close relations)
Definition of CRUSH OUT
Best Alternative Words for CRUSH OUT
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extinguish | verbv | |||||||
verb • extinguish by crushing • put an end to; kill • put out, as of fires, flames, or lights • terminate, end, or take out • kill in large numbers | ||||||||
annihilate | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill in large numbers | ||||||||
demolish | verbv | |||||||
verb • destroy completely • ruin or destroy • eat up completely, as with great appetite • defeat soundly and humiliatingly | ||||||||
eliminate | verbv | |||||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out • get rid of something • kill in large numbers • dismiss from consideration or a contest • eliminate from the body • remove from a contest or race • remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations | ||||||||
eradicate | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill in large numbers • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||||
erase | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove from memory or existence • remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing • wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information | ||||||||
obliterate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • reduced to nothingness verb • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing • remove completely from recognition or memory • do away with completely, without leaving a trace | ||||||||
quash | verbv | |||||||
verb • put down by force or intimidation • declare invalid | ||||||||
squash | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits • edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable • a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets verb • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | ||||||||
suppress | verbv | |||||||
verb • bring under control by force or authority • come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority • consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior • put out of one's consciousness • lessen to the point of stopping | ||||||||
stub | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost • a small piece • a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt • the part of a check that is retained as a record • the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) verb • pull up (weeds) by their roots • extinguish by crushing • clear of weeds by uprooting them • strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object | ||||||||
press out | verbv | |||||||
verb • extinguish by crushing • obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action • press from a plastic | ||||||||
stub out | verbv | |||||||
verb • extinguish by crushing |