crusher
/ˈkrʌʃər/
noun
- A machine that breaks large pieces of rock, metal, or other material into smaller pieces.
- The old car was put into a crusher to be flattened.
- Workers fed the metal scraps into the crusher to recycle them.
- The rock crusher turned huge boulders into gravel for the road.
- Something that defeats or overwhelms someone or something completely.
- The final exam was a real crusher for many students.
- The news of the factory closing was a crusher for the whole town.
- Losing the championship game was a crusher for the team.