Difference between Demolish and Crush

What is the difference between Demolish and Crush?

Demolish as a verb is to destroy; to destruct while Crush as a verb is to press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass.

Demolish

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To destroy; to destruct

Example sentence: Some people who meet me might think I starve myself, because there's such an assumption that being thin involves putting yourself through torture and punishing your body, but I'm just naturally skinny - you should watch me demolish a ploughman's lunch.

Crush

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception.A short-lived and unrequited love or infatuation; the object of this infatuation.A violent crowdingA crowd control barrierA standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handlingA party, festive function

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass.To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute.To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.To oppress or burden grievously.To overcome completely; to subdue totally.To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or forceTo feel infatuation with or unrequited love for.

Example sentence: Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your way.

We hope you now know whether to use Demolish or Crush in your sentence.

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