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knuse — 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.
  • powder noun A dry substance made of fine loose particles.
  • squeeze verb To press something firmly from two or more sides.
  • trounce verb To beat severely; to thrash.

Senses

knuse 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.
  • crush (intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.
  • powder (transitive) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
  • squeeze (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
  • trounce (transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.

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.

powder — full definition

  1. noun A dry substance made of fine loose particles.
  2. verb To reduce something to a fine powder, or to sprinkle it with powder.

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