break up vs crush

crush vs break up

break up is not a noun while crush is a noun.

break up and crush both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
break up	No	No	Yes	No
crush	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, crush is a hyponym of break up; that is, crush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than break up:

break up: break or cause to break into pieces
crush: break into small pieces

Other hyponyms of break up include atomise, atomize, bray, comminute, crunch, grind, mash, pound, sunder, sliver, splinter, rag, crumb, brecciate, grate, grind.

break up (noun)	crush (noun)
	the act of crushing
	temporary love of an adolescent
	a dense crowd of people
	leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

break up (verb)	crush (verb)
laugh unrestrainedly	break into small pieces
break or cause to break into pieces	become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
come to an end	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts	make ineffective
cause to go into a solution	to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
cause to separate	crush or bruise
close at the end of a session	humiliate or depress completely
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up	come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
make a break in
set or keep apart
break violently or noisily; smash
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
release ice
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
take apart into its constituent pieces
suffer a nervous breakdown
disband
to cause to separate and go in different directions
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

Difference between break up and crush

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