Contact and joining

Synonyms for crush

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineContact and joining

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

Crush an aluminum can.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

squeeze

Same sentence, swapped: Squeeze an aluminum can.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for crush as it is used in the sentence above.

shell
knuckle
case

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Closest first: other contact and joining words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

shoreverbpropsupport by placing against something solid or rigidTreelineHas a reason line slitverbslicemake a clean cut throughTreelineHas a reason line snapverb, nounclickcause to make a snapping soundTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line soilnoun, verbterritorythe geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign stateTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line spillnoun, verbfalla sudden drop from an upright positionTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line deliciousadjectivedelightfulgreatly pleasing or entertainingTreeline demoverbshowgive an exhibition of to an interested audienceTreelineHas a reason line dependentadjectivesubjectbeing under the power or sovereignty of another or othersTreelineHas a reason line

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