crushed (verb)

  • 71glance — glance1 W3 [gla:ns US glæns] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from glent to move quickly, shine (13 19 centuries)] 1.) to quickly look at someone or something glance at/up/down etc ▪ The man glanced nervously at …

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  • 72crease — crease1 [ kris ] noun 1. ) count a line made on cloth or paper when it is folded or crushed 2. ) count a line on someone s skin, especially on the face: WRINKLE: She has creases at the corners of her eyes. 3. ) singular the area in front of the… …

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  • 73side — side1 [ saıd ] noun *** ▸ 1 area of larger area, etc. ▸ 2 surface/edge/left/right ▸ 3 aspect of situation etc. ▸ 4 position in argument ▸ 5 part of family ▸ 6 additional food ▸ 7 one of opposing groups ▸ 8 television channel ▸ 9 proud attitude ▸… …

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  • 74chew up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you chew food up, you chew it until it is completely crushed or soft. [V n P] I took one of the pills and chewed it up. [Also V P n (not pron)] 2) PHRASAL VERB If something is chewed up, it has been destroyed or damaged in some …

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  • 75squash — [[t]skwɒ̱ʃ[/t]] squashes, squashing, squashed 1) VERB If someone or something is squashed, they are pressed or crushed with such force that they become injured or lose their shape. [be V ed prep] Robert was lucky to escape with just a broken foot …

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  • 76chop — chop1 verb (chops, chopping, chopped) 1》 cut with repeated sharp, heavy blows of an axe or knife.     ↘strike with a short, heavy blow. 2》 ruthlessly abolish or reduce in size. noun 1》 a downward cutting blow or movement. 2》 a thick slice of meat …

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  • 77mortar — mortar1 noun 1》 a short smooth bore gun for firing bombs at high angles. 2》 a cup shaped receptacle in which ingredients are crushed or ground in cooking or pharmacy. verb attack or bombard with bombs fired from a mortar. Origin OE, from OFr.… …

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  • 78repair — 1 verb (T) 1 to fix something that is damaged, broken, or not working properly: I ll have to get the car repaired. | to repair a broken fence 2 formal to do something to remove the harm that your mistake or wrong action has caused: How can I… …

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  • 79frost — /frɒst / (say frost) noun 1. the atmospheric condition which causes the freezing of water. 2. degrees of frost, degrees below freezing point: we had ten degrees of frost (i.e., 10°C). 3. a covering of minute ice needles, formed from the… …

  • 80pulp — /pʌlp / (say pulp) noun 1. the succulent part of a fruit. 2. the pith of the stem of a plant. 3. a soft or fleshy part of an animal body. 4. the inner substance of the tooth containing arteries, veins, and lymphatic and nerve tissue which… …