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crush

Vet science a construction designed to confine and limit the movement of an animal, esp a large or dangerous animal, for examination or to perform a procedure on it
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crush

[krəsh]
(metallurgy)
Casting defect caused by damage to the mold before pouring the metal.
(mining engineering)
A general settlement of the strata above a coal mine due to failure of pillars; generally accompanied by numerous local falls of roof in mine workings.
To reduce ore or quartz by stamps, crushers, or rolls.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The company has been starved of cane to crush for the last one month.
If your crush has one, they will be notified that someone has a crush on them but they won't know until they add you into their Secret Crush list.
By ANDY RICHARDSON News Reporter andy.richardson@trinitymirror.com TOP US rapper 'Mr Capone-E' is writing a song about Zahid Khan's crushed PS248,000 Ferrari, which had previously starred in his music video.
Stella S., 14, had her first crush when she was just a tot.
Rachel Fury, Crush's old friend and a long-time con artist, returns to Los Angeles with a new name and a new career, that of a powerful movie star.
'The Candy Crush franchise lends itself perfectly to the kind of larger-than-life, physical game shows that I love to produce,' Kunitz said.
SELENA GOMEZ CRUSH: Chris Evans No, it's not Justin Bieber Selena has a crush on but Captain America himself.
"I knew that each person has a crush for someone, and giving them a way to share it would certainly get their attention.
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