Crushing definitions

Crushing

1) Crackdown 2) Destructive 3) Devastating 4) Embarrassing 5) Irresistible 6) Quelling 7) Acciaccatura
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Crushing

1) Destructive 2) Devastating 3) Forceful prevention
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crushing

1. forceful prevention
2. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
3. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
4. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
5. break into small pieces
6. humiliate or depress completely
7. make ineffective
8. become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure

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Crushing

[execution] Death by crushing or pressing is a method of execution that has a history during which the techniques used varied greatly from place to place. This form of execution is no longer sanctioned by any governing body. ==Crushing by elephant== A common method of death throughout South and South-East Asia for over 4,000 years was crush...
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Crushing

• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crush • (a.) That crushes; overwhelming.
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crushing

(from the article `abrasive`) All abrasives, with the exception of the naturally appearing fine powders such as talc, must be crushed to the particle size required for use. Sizes ... All except soft materials are first crushed, often in two stages, and then ground, usually in a rotating, cylindrical ball, or tube mills containing ... ...
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Crushing

Crush'ing adjective That crushes; overwhelming. 'The blow must be quick and crushing .' Macualay.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/196

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Crushing

Optional procedure where by the grape is crushed slightly just before barrelling for fermentation, in order to free the juice contained in the pulp. Crushing does not apply to manually harvested grapes such as the Gamay or even the Beaujolais grapes.
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Crushing

At any point where you need to stress that something is especially brutal, crushing is a strong substitute. Primarily used to refer to breakdowns, it can also be applied to nearly any other facet of metal music (e.g. That was the most crushing breakdown I
Found on http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2011/9/26/metal-monday-the-somewhat-definitive

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crushing

[adj] - physically or spiritually devastating
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crushing

quelling noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; `the suppression of heresy`; `the quelling of the rebellion`; `the stifling of all dissent`
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crushing

devastating adjective physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; `a crushing blow`; `a crushing rejection`; `bone-crushing`
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Crushing

The process of breaking up large rocks into smaller rocks, gravel or rock dust. Crushing is an essential part of the mining, reducing run-of-mine ore to a size that can be easily transported or processed.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22733

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Crushing

Furniture and traffic may crush a carpet’s pile. Frequent vacuuming in high traffic areas and glides under heavy furniture can help the problem. Rotating the furniture to change traffic patterns can also help minimize changes in appearance. A light steam iron on lowest steam setting may help to remove dents from furniture.
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