Lingaku潰す【つぶす】
Frequency rank: 1,654.
- to smash; to crush; to flatten
- to shut down; to put out of business; to force (a company) to close up shop
- to wreck; to break; to block; to thwart
- to butcher; to slaughter; to kill (livestock, for food)
- to kill (time); to while away (the time); to use up (one's time)
- to waste (e.g. talents)
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 潰す【つぶす】Frequency rank: 1,654.
- つぶすFrequency rank: 13,869. – 13,902.
Generated word frames (experimental)
[to] put [Company] out of business
[Person] wrecks [Plan]
[Person] wastes [Talent]
He is wasting his talent.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to smash; to crush; to flatten
- to shut down; to put out of business; to force (a company) to close up shop
- to wreck; to break; to block; to thwart
- to butcher; to slaughter; to kill (livestock, for food)
- to kill (time); to while away (the time); to use up (one's time)
- to waste (e.g. talents)
This meaning refers to physically damaging or compressing an object.
He crushed the can.
This meaning relates to causing a business or operation to stop functioning.
The competitor was forced to shut down.
This meaning indicates causing damage or preventing something from happening.
The car was wrecked in the traffic accident.
This meaning pertains to the killing of animals for meat.
This meaning involves spending time in a way that is not productive.
This meaning points to the idea of not utilizing one's abilities effectively.
Generated collocations (experimental)
つぶす潰すことto smash somethingじかんをつぶす時間を潰すto kill timeおみせお店をつぶす潰すto put a store out of businessけいかく計画をつぶす潰すto thwart a planさいのう才能をつぶす潰すto waste talentてき敵をつぶす潰すto crush an enemyしあい試合をつぶす潰すto ruin a matchびじねすビジネスをつぶす潰すto wreck a businessつぶしたばかりのとまとトマトsmashed tomatoesかれ彼をつぶす潰すto defeat him thoroughlyつぶれた潰れたかいしゃ会社a bankrupt companyのみすぎて飲みすぎてつぶれる潰れるto get smashed from drinking too muchすとれすストレスをつぶす潰すto relieve stressもんだい問題をつぶす潰すto eliminate problemsたいくつ退屈なじかんをつぶす時間を潰すto pass the time during boredom
Generated related terms (experimental)
つぶす潰す【つぶす】
Means to smash, crush, or flatten something. It implies a physical action of destruction.
Means to destroy or break down something completely, often used for larger scale destruction.
ころす殺す【ころす】
Means to kill, which can refer to living creatures or metaphorically to a situation or opportunity.
Means to block or thwart something, preventing it from progressing or succeeding.
むだにする無駄にする【むだにする】
Means to waste time, resources, or talents, often implying a lack of efficient use.
Means to end or shut down an operation, a project, or a business activity.
They decided to terminate the project.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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I'll kill you! Knock your block off and grind you underfoot! You shithead! Die!
Even before Reagan and the Supreme Court stifled it, OSHA was a farce.
We played chess not so much to enjoy the game as just to kill time.
She killed time reading a magazine while she waited.
He killed time in a coffee shop watching girls pass by.
He stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray and stood up to leave.
The athletes sat around killing time, waiting for their game to start.