- Crushing
- Crushing Crush"ing, a. That crushes; overwhelming. ``The blow must be quick and crushing.'' --Macualay. [1913 Webster]
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crushing — [krushiŋ] adj. 1. overwhelming or decisive [a crushing defeat] 2. hurtful or demoralizing [crushing remarks] crushingly adv. * * * … Universalium
crushing — [krushiŋ] adj. 1. overwhelming or decisive [a crushing defeat] 2. hurtful or demoralizing [crushing remarks] crushingly adv … English World dictionary
Crushing — Crushing. См. Дробление. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
crushing — index disastrous, harmful, insufferable, onerous, operose, oppressive, strong Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
crushing — adjective 1 very hard to deal with, and making you lose hope and confidence: the crushing burden of debt | crushing blow (=something that makes you lose hope and confidence): Failing his final exams was a crushing blow. | crushing defeat: his… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Crushing — This article is about the method of execution. See crusher for a description of the manufacturing process and mechanisms for it. Death by crushing or pressing is a method of execution which has a long history during which the techniques used… … Wikipedia
crushing — crush|ing [ˈkrʌʃıŋ] adj [usually before noun] 1.) very hard to deal with, and making you lose hope and confidence ▪ The Eighth Army had suffered a crushing defeat . ▪ Failing his final exams was a crushing blow (=made him lose hope and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
crushing — crush|ing [ krʌʃıŋ ] adjective 1. ) complete and achieved very easily: a crushing defeat/victory 2. ) very severe: a crushing blow: It s a crushing blow for the president s foreign policy. 3. ) criticizing someone or something very severely: a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crushing — [[t]krʌ̱ʃɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is a very great or severe one. ...since their crushing defeat in the local elections. ...a crushing burden of debt... His loss would be a crushing blow to… … English dictionary
crushing — UK [ˈkrʌʃɪŋ] / US adjective 1) complete and achieved very easily a crushing defeat/victory 2) very severe a crushing blow: It s a crushing blow for the president s foreign policy. 3) criticizing someone or something very severely a crushing reply … English dictionary
