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crush vs break up

break up vs crush

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

crush and break up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crush Yes No Yes No
break up No No Yes No
As verbs, break up is a hypernym of crush; that is, break up is a word with a broader meaning than crush:
  • crush: break into small pieces
  • break up: break or cause to break into pieces
Other hypernyms of crush include fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize.
crush (noun) break up (noun)
the act of crushing
temporary love of an adolescent
a dense crowd of people
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
crush (verb) break up (verb)
break into small pieces laugh unrestrainedly
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure break or cause to break into pieces
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict come to an end
make ineffective separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition cause to go into a solution
crush or bruise cause to separate
humiliate or depress completely close at the end of a session
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
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
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