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潰す つぶす N2

  1. to crush; to flatten; to smash
  2. to force (a company) to close up shop; to put out of business; to shut down
  3. to block; to break; to thwart; to wreck
  4. to butcher; to kill (livestock, for food); to slaughter
  5. to kill (time); to use up (one's time); to while away (the time)
  6. to waste (e.g. talents)

顔を潰す かおをつぶす

  1. to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish; to make someone lose face

泣き潰す なきつぶす

  1. to cry one's eyes out; to weep oneself blind

叩き潰す たたきつぶす

  1. to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash
  2. to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.); to defeat soundly

捻り潰す ひねりつぶす

  1. to pinch and crush; to pinch out

すり潰す すりつぶす

  1. to deface; to grind; to mash; to pulverise; to pulverize
  2. to dissipate (a fortune); to lose; to run through

飲み潰す のみつぶす

  1. to be a sot; to drink away one's money; to get wasted
  2. to drink someone under the table

鋳潰す いつぶす

  1. to melt down

踏み潰す ふみつぶす

  1. to crush underfoot; to trample

噛み潰す かみつぶす

  1. to chew up
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