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CRUSH OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extinguish by crushing

Example:

stub out your cigar

Synonyms:

crush out; extinguish; press out; stub out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "crush out" is one way to...):

end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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