“To crush” in Japanese
Short answer
To crush in Japanese is “拉ぐ” (hishigu). Full meaning: to crush, to squash; to overpower, to beat, to crush.
Other ways to say “To crush” in Japanese
取り拉ぐ
torihishigu to crush
打ちひしぐ
uchihishigu to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
握りつぶす
nigiritsubusu to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal, to shelve, to table (remove from consideration), to pigeonhole, to smother
潰す
tsubusu to smash, to crush, to flatten; to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop; to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart
ぶっ潰す
buttsubusu to smash (violently), to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.), to wreck, to destroy, to bring down
かち割る
kachiwaru to hit and break open, to crush, to smash
踏み荒らす
fumiarasu to trample (down), to crush (by trampling), to ravage
押しつぶす
oshitsubusu to squash, to crush, to flatten
砕く
kudaku to break (into pieces), to smash, to crush, to shatter, to grind (into powder), to pound; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.), to crush, to frustrate; to simplify, to make easy to understand
挫ぐ
hishigu to crush, to squash; to overpower, to beat, to crush
ひしぐ
hishigu to crush, to squash; to overpower, to beat, to crush
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