crush vs surpass

surpass vs crush

crush is a noun but surpass is not a noun.

crush and surpass both are verbs.

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

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

crush: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
surpass: be or do something to a greater degree

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, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, 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)	surpass (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)	surpass (verb)
break into small pieces	be or do something to a greater degree
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure	move past
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	distinguish oneself
make ineffective	be greater in scope or size than some standard
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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