broyer — meaning in English

English meaning

• crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
• splinter noun A thin, sharp fragment broken off from a larger piece, often wood.

Senses

broyer is used for these senses in English:

• crush To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.
• splinter (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.

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.

splinter — full definition

1. noun A thin, sharp fragment broken off from a larger piece, often wood.
2. noun A smaller group that has broken away from a larger organization.
3. verb To break, or cause to break, into thin sharp pieces.
4. verb To break apart into smaller factions.

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