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To crush out

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.

    Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut.
    --Lev. xxii. 24.

    The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall.
    --Num. xxii. 25.

  2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.

  3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.

    To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.
    --Dryden.

    Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again.
    --Bryant.

  4. To oppress or burden grievously.

    Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway.
    --Deut. xxviii. 33.

  5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

    Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels.
    --Sir. W. Scott.

  6. to subdue or overwhelm (a person) by argument or a cutting remark; to cause (a person) to feel chagrin or humiliation; to squelch. To crush a cup, to drink. [Obs.] To crush out.

    1. To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes.

    2. To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress.

Usage examples of "to crush out".

The frail old body was already flaccid, but the spiders' mandibles chewed on what remained to crush out the last juices.

They die by the scores every year, throwing themselves, screaming, off the mountains to crush out their lives on the rocks below and so stop the terror.

It had taken her a long time to forget her upbringing as the child of Christian missionaries and to allow him to watch her, but now she had- come to enjoy it, and she had flaunted a little before him, until he grinned and leaned out of the cot to crush out the cheroot, then lifted both hands towards her.

She started to crush out her cigarette in nervous taps, and Kate continued.

For a moment she faced him, tempted to challenge his assumption that she would obey, to take him, hold him, use her hands to crush out his life.