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Meanings of crushed in English

Subdued or brought low in condition or status.

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Government forces backed by Saudi troops crushed the month-long revolt last year.
Reuters
2
However, Puccio squared up and crushed the finals problem, securing her win.
Climbing Magazine
3
Soybeans are crushed to produce vegetable oils and meal for animal feed.
Reuters
4
In their great majority, throughout history, slave revolts had been mercilessly crushed.
Cauldron of Ghosts
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Of course, it's crushed your family to see the difficulty you've had.
Pines
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Canola, also known as rapeseed, is crushed mainly to produce vegetable oil.
Reuters
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The archbishop crushed it unwittingly in the hand that held the crosier.
Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic
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But in country music those dreams are so often crushed by reality.
Radio NZ
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The Turkish conquest crushed the Serbs and the Albanians grew in power.
Twenty Years of Balkan Tangle
10
In 1518 Wang Yang-ming, the philosopher general, crushed a rising in Kiangsi.
A History of China
11
But the rapidity of Alexander again crushed the insurrection in the bud.
A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roma...
12
In the simplest form, the sugar cane is crushed in a mortar.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
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He is ill in bed; his soul is crushed by the outrage.
The Poor Gentleman
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And I crushed the note cruelly, and threw it in the fire.
Sacred and Profane Love: A Novel in Three Episodes
15
Gard crushed the letter in his hand in a frenzy of fury.
Out of the Ashes
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We crushed through the aperture and once more stood in the chapel.
A Master of Mysteries
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