crush
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~ come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
crush
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~ crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
crush
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~ to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
crush
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~ make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
crush
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~ 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"
crush
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~ break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
crust
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~ form a crust or form into a crust; "The bread crusted in the oven"
cry
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~ proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"
cry
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~ demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"
cry
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~ bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep"
cry
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~ utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
cry
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~ shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
cry
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~ utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
cry
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~ utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
crystalise
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~ make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
crystalise
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~ cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"
crystalise
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~ cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals"
crystalise
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~ assume crystalline form; become crystallized
crystalize
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~ cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals"
crystalize
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~ make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"