crush vs bat

crush and bat both are nouns.

crush and bat both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crush	Yes	No	Yes	No
bat	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

crush: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
bat: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Other hyponyms of crush include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

crush (noun)	bat (noun)
the act of crushing	(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
temporary love of an adolescent	nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
a dense crowd of people	a club used for hitting a ball in various games
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated	the club used in playing cricket
	a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

crush (verb)	bat (verb)
break into small pieces	wink briefly
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
make ineffective	use a bat
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition	have a turn at bat
crush or bruise
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

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