crushed

crushed
a) pulverised, rendered into small, disconnected fragments.

Her top was of black crushed velvet.

b) Broken, saddened, depressed

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  • crushed — adj. 1. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; of fabrics; as, crushed velvet. [WordNet 1.5] 2. utterly defeated. Syn: subdued. [WordNet 1.5] 3. brought low in condition or status by confusion, humiliation, or severe… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crushed — is: * A song: Crushed, by Rosette * An episode of the television show The Suite Life of Zack Cody * A singer: Crushed …   Wikipedia

  • crushed — (krŭsht) adj. Treated so as to have a permanently crinkled or rumpled appearance. Used of a fabric: crushed velvet; crushed denim. * * * …   Universalium

  • crushed — index disconsolate, pessimistic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Crushed — Crush Crush (kr[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crushed} (kr[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crushing}.] [OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crushed — adj. Crushed is used with these nouns: ↑ice, ↑pepper, ↑rock, ↑stone, ↑velvet …   Collocations dictionary

  • crushed — adj Drunk, intoxicated. He came home crushed and his mom was waiting in the living room. 1990s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • crushed — adj. smashed, ground, pulverized; downfallen, disappointed krʌʃ n. great crowd; act of crushing; act of being crushed; intense infatuation v. smash, break into small pieces; squeeze hard; defeat, destroy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • crushed — adjective 1. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance (Freq. 2) crushed velvet • Similar to: ↑rough, ↑unsmooth 2. subdued or brought low in condition or status (Freq. 1) brought low …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crushed by the Wheels of Industry — Single by Heaven 17 from the album The Luxury Gap …   Wikipedia

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