Antonyms for crusher


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kruhsh
Phonetic Transcription : krʌʃ


Definition of crusher

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French cruissir (Modern French écraser), variant of croissir "to gnash (teeth), crash, break," perhaps from Frankish *krostjan "to gnash" (cf. Gothic kriustan, Old Swedish krysta "to gnash"). Figurative sense of "to humiliate, demoralize" is c.1600. Related: Crushed; crushing. Italian crosciare, Catalan cruxir, Spanish crujirare "to crack" are Germanic loan-words.
  • As in argument : noun verbal fight
  • As in polemic : noun argument
Example sentences :
  • These are located near the end of the elevators that carry the fruit to the crusher.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • The men were even with the crusher, on the opposite side from him.
  • Extract from : « Panther Eye » by Roy J. Snell
  • Then the bank examiner delivered the crusher that he had been holding in reserve.
  • Extract from : « When Egypt Went Broke » by Holman Day
  • Says he, 'Your last piece, Linton, was almost a crusher to me.'
  • Extract from : « Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) » by Benjamin Leopold Farjeon
  • They are first of all taken to the crusher or grinding mill.
  • Extract from : « Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products » by William Bevan
  • Hail, Crusher of bones, who comest forth from Hensu, I have not lied.
  • Extract from : « The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians » by E. A. Wallis Budge
  • These are first crushed or, in case the stems are to be removed, are run through a combined stemmer and crusher.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • The crusher consists of a hopper C whose bottom fits closely against two adjacent smooth faced rolls H I of iron.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products » by F. B. Wright
  • If the rod passes freely inward, the potatoes are done and may be discharged into the crusher, shown in Fig. 44.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products » by F. B. Wright
  • He heard the clatter of concrete mixers, the raucous grind of the crusher, the scream of donkey engines and the shouts of foremen.
  • Extract from : « Still Jim » by Honor Willsie Morrow

Synonyms for crusher

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