crush out

verb

To escape from prison or jail, especially by violence.

Meanings

verbcrush out (third-person singular simple present crushes out, present participle crushing out, simple past and past participle crushed out)

present singular third person crushes out · participle present crushing out · participle past crushed out · past crushed out

  1. USdatedslangTo escape from prison or jail, especially by violence.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbextinguish by crushing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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