Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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repress | No | No | Yes | No |
crush | Yes | No | Yes | No |
repress (noun) | crush (noun) |
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the act of crushing | |
temporary love of an adolescent | |
a dense crowd of people | |
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated |
repress (verb) | crush (verb) |
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block the action of | break into small pieces |
put out of one's consciousness | become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure |
suppress in order to conceal or hide | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
put down by force or intimidation | make ineffective |
impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of | 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 |