pletten — meaning in English

English meaning

• crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
• flatten verb To make something flat or level.

Senses

pletten is used for these senses in English:

• crush To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
• flatten (transitive) To make something flat or flatter.

crush — full definition

1. verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
2. verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
3. noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
4. noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.

flatten — full definition

1. verb To make something flat or level.
2. verb To knock something or someone down completely.
3. verb To press one's body against a surface, usually to hide or avoid something.

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