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1 Crush
v. trans.Break in pieces: συντρίβειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. θραύειν (Plat. but rare P.),V. συνθραύειν, συναράσσειν, ἐρείκειν.Squeeze: Ar. and P. πιέζειν, θλίβειν, P. συμπιέζειν.met., weigh down: P. and V. πιέζειν.Crush by war: P. καταπολεμεῖν (acc.).Crushed beneath the roots of Etna: V. ἰπούμενος ῥίζαισιν Αἰτναίαις ὕπο (Æsch., P.V. 365).Ere ye be crushed by blows, why tarry ye to rice and dash together at the gates? V. πρὶν κατεξάνθαι βολαῖς τί μέλλετʼ ἄρδην πάντες ἐμπίπτειν πύλαις; (Eur., Phoen. 1145).Easy to crush: P. εὔληπτος, εὐκαθαίρετος.——————subs.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Crush
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