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przytłaczać — 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.

Senses

przytłaczać 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 overpower emotionally.
  • weigh down (idiomatic, transitive) To be too much for someone to cope with.

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.

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