schiacciare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
- overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.
- spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.
- squash noun A racquet sport played in a walled court with a small rubber ball.
- swat verb To hit something sharply and quickly, especially an insect.
Senses
schiacciare 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.
- overwhelm To cause to surround, to cover.
- spike (volleyball) To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.
- squash (transitive) To suppress; to force into submission.
- swat (transitive) To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
crush — full definition
- verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
- verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
- noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
- noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.