Open English Wordnet
Nouns
Verbs
(v)oppress, suppress, crushcome down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority“The government oppresses political activists” (v)beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquishcome out better in a competition, race, or conflict“Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship”,
“We beat the competition”,
“Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game” (v)crushbreak into small pieces“The car crushed the toy” (v)crush, smashhumiliate or depress completely“She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation”,
“The death of her son smashed her” (v)break down, crushmake ineffective“Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination” (v)crushbecome injured, broken, or distorted by pressure“The plastic bottle crushed against the wall”