crush vs compressing

crush and compressing both are nouns.

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

As nouns, compressing is a hypernym of crush; that is, compressing is a word with a broader meaning than crush:

Other hypernyms of crush include compression.

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

crush (verb)	compressing (verb)
break into small pieces
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
make ineffective
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
crush or bruise
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority