[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crush \crush\ kru^sh, v. t. imp.  p. p. crushed
   kru^sht; p. pr.  vb. n. crushing. oe. cruschen,
   crousshen, of. cruisir, croissir, fr. ll. cruscire, prob. of
   ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in goth.
   kruistan to gnash; akin to sw. krysta to squeeze, dan.
   kryste, icel. kreysta.
   1. to press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so
      as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts,
      or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes.
      1913 webster

            ye shall not offer unto the lord that which is
            bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut. --lev. xxii.
                                                  24.
      1913 webster

            the ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and
            crushed balaam's foot against the wall. --num. xxii.
                                                  25.
      1913 webster

   2. to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to
      comminute; as, to crush quartz.
      1913 webster

   3. to overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down,
      as by an incumbent weight.
      1913 webster

            to crush the pillars which the pile sustain.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

            truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. --bryant.
      1913 webster

   4. to oppress or burden grievously.
      1913 webster

            thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway.
                                                  --deut.
                                                  xxviii. 33.
      1913 webster

   5. to overcome completely; to subdue totally.
      1913 webster

            speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. --sir.
                                                  w. scott.
      1913 webster

   6. to subdue or overwhelm a person by argument or a cutting
      remark; to cause a person to feel chagrin or
      humiliation; to squelch.
      pjc

   to crush a cup, to drink. obs.

   to crush out.
      a to force out or separate by pressure, as juice from
          grapes.
      b to overcome or destroy completely; to suppress.
          1913 webster
see also:
crushed crushing to crush a cup to crush out 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crushing \crush"ing\, a.
   that crushes; overwhelming. "the blow must be quick and
   crushing." --macualay.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

crushing
     adj : physically or spiritually devastating; often used in
           combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection";
           "bone-crushing" syn: devastating
     n : forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority;
         "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the
         rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" syn: suppression,
          quelling, stifling
see also:
devastating suppression quelling stifling 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

42 moby thesaurus words for "crushing":
   herculean, annoying, arduous, awkward, backbreaking, besetting,
   bothersome, burdensome, chastening, disconcerting, disturbing,
   effortful, embarrassing, forced, grueling, hard-earned,
   hard-fought, heavy, hefty, humbling, humiliating, humiliative,
   irksome, killing, labored, laborious, mortifying, onerous, operose,
   oppressive, painful, plaguey, punishing, strained, strenuous,
   toilsome, tough, troublesome, trying, uphill, vexatious,
   wearisome

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