[{"word":"crushing","phonetic":"/ˈkɹʌʃɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈkɹʌʃɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to crush grapes"},{"definition":"To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding","synonyms":["comminute"],"antonyms":[],"example":"to crush quartz"},{"definition":"To overwhelm by pressure or weight.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections"},{"definition":"To oppress or grievously burden.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To overcome completely; to subdue totally.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily."},{"definition":"To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"an eggshell crushes easily"},{"definition":"To feel infatuation or unrequited love.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She's crushing on him."},{"definition":"To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["comminute"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The action of the verb to crush.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(in the plural) crushed material","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"oilseed crushings"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"That crushes; overwhelming.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a crushing defeat"},{"definition":"Devastatingly disheartening.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Oh, your dog has leukemia? That’s crushing."}],"synonyms":["gutting"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crush","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crushing"]}]