crush beneath
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to be crushed by something from above
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- He was crushed beneath a bus.
- The car was crushed beneath the falling tree.
- In the earthquake, several homes were crushed beneath a massive landslide.
- The miner was tragically crushed beneath tons of collapsing rock.
- Be careful, or you'll get crushed beneath that heavy machinery.
- The ancient city's ruins lay crushed beneath layers of volcanic ash for centuries.
- Figuratively, the small business was being crushed beneath the weight of corporate competition.
- A tiny insect was crushed beneath the sole of his boot.
- The rebellion was quickly crushed beneath the might of the imperial army.
- He felt his spirit being crushed beneath the relentless pressure to succeed.