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潰れる  [つぶれる]    meaning:  collapse  rank: 1
☆ 地震で潰れた ⇨ The house collapsed by the earthquake

潰す  [つぶす]    meaning:  crush  rank: 1
☆ ニキビを潰した ⇨ He popped his acne
☆ 彼女イチゴを潰してジャム作った ⇨ She crushed strawberries and made jam
☆ 落ちてきたに潰された ⇨ The car was crushed by a falling boulder

潰れる  [つぶれる]    meaning:  crush  rank: 1
☆ ビール真っ平らに潰れていた ⇨ The beer can was crushed flat

潰れる  [つぶれる]    meaning:  destroy  rank: 1
☆ 面目が潰れた ⇨ His face got crushed. He lost his face

潰す  [つぶす]    meaning:  destroy  rank: 1
☆ 二代目会社を潰した ⇨ The second-generation owner destroyed, ruined, the company  (☛ Usually destroy something good through incompetence)
☆ 絶好機会を潰してしまった ⇨ We ruined the greatest opportunity  (☛ Usually destroy something good through incompetence)

潰れる  [つぶれる]    meaning:  fail  rank: 1
☆ 会社は潰れた ⇨ The company has gone bankrupt

潰れる  [つぶれる]    meaning:  kill time  rank: 1
☆ 女房付き合わされたが、が潰れてかった ⇨ I had to go with my wife’s shopping, but it was an OK way to kill time

潰す  [つぶす]  [時間を潰す]    meaning:  kill time  rank: 1
☆ 彼女時間を潰すために喫茶店行った ⇨ She went to a coffee shop to kill time

潰す  [つぶす]  [暇を潰す]    meaning:  kill time  rank: 1
☆ ゲームをしてを潰した ⇨ He played games to kill free time

潰れる  [つぶれる]  [coll]    meaning:  conscious  rank: 3
☆ は潰れるまで飲みまくった ⇨ He drank until he passed out  (☛ Usually with alcohol)

潰える  [(3)ついえる]  [liter]    meaning:  fail  rank: 4
☆ 逆転望みは潰えた ⇨ The hope for a comeback win has ended