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crush vs shaft

shaft vs crush

crush and shaft both are nouns.

crush and shaft both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crush Yes No Yes No
shaft Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shaft is a hyponym of crush; that is, shaft is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crush:
  • crush: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  • shaft: defeat someone through trickery or deceit
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, 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) shaft (noun)
the act of crushing the hollow spine of a feather
temporary love of an adolescent a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
a dense crowd of people a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
the main (mid) section of a long bone
obscene terms for penis
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a column of light (as from a beacon)
crush (verb) shaft (verb)
break into small pieces defeat someone through trickery or deceit
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure equip with a shaft
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
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