Crush
Crush verb - Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.
How words are described
| complete | complete crush | complete shell |
| heavy | heavy crush | heavy shell |
| small | small crush | small shell |
| massive | massive crush | massive shell |
| Other adjectives: large, big, huge, new, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He flies up to where Sonic is, gloating on how he'll easily crush the blue blur...only to find that Sonic has climbed into Silver Sonic's empty shell, wearing it like armor!
Source: Oh Crap / Comics -
The shell casings from the Evangelions' weapons can crush cars, but the actual rounds do nearly nothing against the Angels.
Source: Guns Are Worthless -
Georgia Byrd is shy and timid, and it's her petite friend, Rochelle, that is constantly trying to push her out of her shell with antics like yelling her crush's name across the department store.
Source: Film / Last Holiday
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