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| Main Entry: | crumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break or fall into pieces |
| Synonyms: | break up, collapse, crumb, crush, decay, decompose, degenerate, deteriorate, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment, go to pieces, granulate, grind, molder, perish, powder, pulverize, putrefy, triturate, tumble |
| Antonyms: | build, put together |
| Main Entry: | crush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compress, smash |
| Synonyms: | beat, bray, break, bruise, buck, comminute, contriturate, contuse, crease, crowd, crumble, crunch, embrace, enfold, express, hug, jam, kablooey, mash, pound, powder, press, pulverize, push, romp, rumple, squash, squeeze, squish, total*, trample, tread, triturate, wrinkle |
| Antonyms: | let go, release, uncompress, unwrinkle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | granulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crush into tiny pieces |
| Synonyms: | atomize, comminute, crumble, crystallize, disintegrate, grate, grind, make coarse, make grainy, pound, powder, pulverize, triturate |
| Main Entry: | grate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shred, grind down |
| Synonyms: | abrade, bark, bray, file, fray, gall, mince, pound, pulverize, rasp, raze, rub, scrape, scratch, scuff, skin, triturate |
| Main Entry: | grind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crush, pulverize |
| Synonyms: | abrade, atomize, attenuate, beat, bray, chop up, comminute, crumble, crumple, disintegrate, file, granulate, grate, kibble, levigate, mill, pestle, pound, powder, pulverize, rasp, reduce, roll out, scrape, shiver, triturate |
| Main Entry: | mash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smash, squash |
| Synonyms: | brew, bruise, chew, crush, decoct, grind, hash, infuse, macerate, masticate, mush up, pound, press, pulp, pulverize, push, reduce, scrunch, squeeze, squish, steep, triturate |
| Main Entry: | pound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crush; beat rhythmically |
| Synonyms: | batter, belabor, bruise, buffet, clobber, comminute, drub, hammer, hit, malleate, palpitate, pelt, pestle, powder, pulsate, pulse, pulverize, pummel, stomp, strike, thrash, throb, thump, tramp, triturate, wallop |
| Main Entry: | powder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crush into fine grains; sprinkle fine grains |
| Synonyms: | abrade, bray, comminute, cover, crumble, crunch, dredge, dust, file, flour, granulate, grate, grind, pestle, pound, pulverize, rasp, reduce, scatter, scrape, smash, strew, triturate |
| Antonyms: | solidify |
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