VocabJLPT N3
to be crushed
Ichidan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. to be crushed
  2. 2. to be squashed
  3. 3. to go bankrupt
  4. 4. to be ruined (of a plan)
To collapse, crush, or go bankrupt. It can describe a physical object being squashed flat, or a business failing and closing down. For example, a can being crushed or a company going under.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

It's so frustrating that your dream got crushed by someone else's convenience!

Sentence 2

Hey, if you keep pressing like that, the box is going to get crushed!

Sentence 3

If the box gets crushed, will the contents be damaged?

Sentence 4

I was so worried my heart nearly gave out!

Sentence 5

I caught my finger in the fridge door and crushed my nail!