つぶす | Shirabe

1)

潰つぶす

#1,715

Common

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to smash; to crush; to flatten
  
  彼かれは私わたくしの帽子ぼうしをぺちゃんこにつぶした。
  
  He squashed my hat flat.
2. ②
  
  to shut down; to put out of business; to force (a company) to close up shop
3. ③
  
  to wreck; to break; to block; to thwart
  
  彼かれは平然へいぜんと取引とりひきをつぶしました。
  
  He sank the deal without batting an eyelash.
4. ④
  
  to butcher; to slaughter; to kill (livestock, for food)
5. ⑤
  
  to kill (time); to while away (the time); to use up (one's time)
  
  彼女かのじょは店みせを見みてまわって１時間いちじかんつぶした。
  
  She killed an hour looking around the stores.
6. ⑥
  
  to waste (e.g. talents)

Kanji

潰カイ crush, smash, break

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2)

押おしつぶす

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Meaning

1. ①
  
  to crush; to squash; to flatten
  
  天井てんじょうが落おちれば、彼かれは押おしつぶされるだろう。
  
  If the ceiling fell, he would be crushed.
2. ②
  
  to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

Kanji

押オウ push, stop, check

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3)

時間じかんをつぶす

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✨

Meaning

1. to kill time
  
  彼かれらはトランプをして時間じかんをつぶした。
  
  They killed time playing cards.

Kanji

時ジ time, hour 間カン interval, space

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4)

叩たたき潰つぶす

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Meaning

1. ①
  
  to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash
2. ②
  
  to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

Kanji

叩コウ strike, beat, kow tow 潰カイ crush, smash, break

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5)

ぶっ潰つぶす

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Meaning

1. ①
  
  to smash (violently); to crush
2. ②
  
  to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy; to bring down

Kanji

潰カイ crush, smash, break

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6)

踏ふみ潰つぶす

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Meaning

1. to trample; to crush underfoot
  
  殺ころしてやる！ぶっ殺ころして、踏ふみ潰つぶしてやる！くそったれ！死しね！
  
  I'll kill you! Knock your block off and grind you underfoot! You shithead! Die!

Kanji

踏トウ step, trample, carry through 潰カイ crush, smash, break

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7)

塗ぬりつぶす

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Meaning

1. to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

Kanji

塗ト paint, plaster, daub

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8)

握にぎりつぶす

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Meaning

1. ①
  
  to crush (with one's hands)
  
  彼かれはその紙かみを握にぎりつぶして丸まるめた。
  
  He crushed the sheet of paper up into a ball.
2. ②
  
  to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration); to pigeonhole; to smother