Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Verb
S: (v) oppress, suppress, crush (come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority) "The government oppresses political activists"
S: (v) squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze (to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition) "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
S: (v) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict) "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
S: (v) crush (break into small pieces) "The car crushed the toy"
S: (v) crush, smash (humiliate or depress completely) "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"