crush vs eliminate

eliminate vs crush

crush is a noun but eliminate is not a noun.

crush and eliminate both are verbs.

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

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

crush: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
eliminate: remove from a contest or race

Other hyponyms of crush include outpoint, outscore, walk over, 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, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

crush (noun)	eliminate (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)	eliminate (verb)
break into small pieces	eliminate from the body
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure	kill in large numbers
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	terminate, end, or take out
make ineffective	remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition	dismiss from consideration or a contest
crush or bruise	remove from a contest or race
humiliate or depress completely	get rid of something
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

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