crushing

  • 1crushing — [krushiŋ] adj. 1. overwhelming or decisive [a crushing defeat] 2. hurtful or demoralizing [crushing remarks] crushingly adv. * * * …

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  • 2crushing — [krushiŋ] adj. 1. overwhelming or decisive [a crushing defeat] 2. hurtful or demoralizing [crushing remarks] crushingly adv …

    English World dictionary

  • 3Crushing — Crush ing, a. That crushes; overwhelming. The blow must be quick and crushing. Macualay. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Crushing — 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

  • 5crushing — index disastrous, harmful, insufferable, onerous, operose, oppressive, strong Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …

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  • 6crushing — 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

  • 7Crushing — 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… …

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  • 8crushing — 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

  • 9crushing — 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

  • 10crushing — [[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… …

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