潰す
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to smash; to crush; to flatten
2. to shut down; to put out of business; to force (a company) to close up shop
3. to wreck; to break; to block; to thwart
4. to butcher; to slaughter; to kill (livestock, for food)
5. to kill (time); to while away (the time); to use up (one's time)
6. to waste (e.g. talents)
Other spellings
つぶす
Kanji used
Pitch accent
つぶす
Examples6
彼
He sank the deal without batting an eyelash.
彼
He squashed my hat flat.
彼女
She killed an hour looking around the stores.
だが、
Even before Reagan and the Supreme Court stifled it, OSHA was a farce.
新しい
The leader of the new republic is buckling under political pressures.
二つ
The two parties allied to defeat the bill.