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écraser — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clobber verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
  • cream noun The rich, fatty part of milk that rises to the top, or a dairy product made from it.
  • crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
  • dwarf noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.
  • mash noun A soft, pulpy mixture made by crushing or beating something, especially mashed potatoes.
  • obliterate verb To destroy something completely, leaving no trace.
  • smash noun The loud sound of a violent collision or impact.
  • squish verb To squeeze or crush something soft, often making a soft sound.
  • thrash verb To beat someone severely, or to defeat an opponent decisively.
  • trounce verb To beat severely; to thrash.

Senses

écraser is used for these senses in English:

  • clobber (transitive, computing, slang) To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.
  • cream (transitive, slang) To obliterate, to defeat decisively.
  • 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.
  • crush (intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.
  • dwarf (transitive) To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny; to be much larger than.
  • mash (transitive) To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
  • mash (ambitransitive) To press down hard (on).
  • obliterate To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.

clobber — full definition

  1. verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
  2. verb To overwrite data unintentionally, especially in computing.
  3. noun British informal term for clothing or belongings.

cream — full definition

  1. noun The rich, fatty part of milk that rises to the top, or a dairy product made from it.
  2. noun A thick, smooth cosmetic or medicinal substance applied to the skin.
  3. noun The best part of a group; the finest examples.
  4. adj Having a pale yellowish-white color.
  5. verb To beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

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