break into small pieces | cause to be unable to move |
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) |
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict | convert (assets) into fixed capital |
make ineffective | make defenseless |
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | to hold fast or prevent from moving |
crush or bruise | hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital |
humiliate or depress completely | |
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority | |