Crushing
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Both words in one sentence
- Crushing Handshake: In the interview between Stan Freberg and the Abominable Snowman, the latter gives the former a very painful-sounding handshake:Stan: Would you mind squeezing my hand the other way to get it back in shape?
Source: Radio / The Stan Freberg Show -
The Belgariad graces us with a number of phenomenally strong characters- there are so many Big Guys that they actually form their own Five-Man Band of Big Guys, but the knight Mandorallen is something of a standout, crushing a lion to death just by squeezing.
Source: World's Strongest Man -
In the rock crushing contest, Per squeezes the piece of cheese in his pocket, impressing the troll by squeezing "the water from a stone." In a rock throwing contest, Per grabs a bird out of a nearby bush and gives it a hurl.
Source: Guile Hero
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