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esmagar — 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.
  • smash noun The loud sound of a violent collision or impact.
  • squash noun A racquet sport played in a walled court with a small rubber ball.

Senses

esmagar is used for these senses in English:

  • crush (intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.
  • overwhelm To cause to surround, to cover.
  • smash (transitive) To break (something brittle) violently.
  • squash (transitive) To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.

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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