Crusher

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who or that which crushes or demolishes: as, his answer was a crusher.
  • noun. A policeman.
  • noun. Specifically, a crushing-machine.
  • noun. A mill for grinding sugar-beets, potatoes, and other roots to reduce them to a pulp for use in the manufacture of sugar or starch.
  • noun. In electricity, a device for reducing the apparent fall of potential in the ground return-circuit of an electric system.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who, or that which, crushes.
  • noun. an instrument for measuring the explosive force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a piece of metal.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Someone or something that crushes.
  • noun. A machine designed to crush rocks.
  • noun. A policeman.
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  • noun. a device that crushes something
  • Word Usage
    "A crusher was a November loss to New England in which Mr. Manning appeared to be leading the Colts to a marvelous come-from-behind road win, only to throw a late interception and give Colts fans Super Bowl XLIV PTSD."
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