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toe-crushing

toe-crushing noun: a failure of a brick wall in which the bricks at one lower end crack and crumble.

Noun

toe-crushing (uncountable)

  1. A failure of a brick wall in which the bricks at one lower end crack and crumble.

Adjective

toe-crushing (comparative more toe-crushing, superlative most toe-crushing)

  1. (slang) Of a delivery: directed at the feet of the facing batsman.
  2. Of footwear: that does not have enough room for the toes.
    • Nasty unpolished toe-crushing boots are equally acceptable, but don't let anyone see you wearing neat woolly knee-socks.1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 62

Forms of toe-crushing

comparativemore toe-crushing
superlativemost toe-crushing

Questions about toe-crushing

What does toe-crushing mean?
Toe-crushing means a failure of a brick wall in which the bricks at one lower end crack and crumble.
What part of speech is toe-crushing?
Toe-crushing can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near toe-crushing in the dictionary

  1. toe-biters
  2. toe-clipping
  3. toe-clippings
  4. toe-crusher
  5. toe-crushers
  6. toe-crushing
  7. toe-curling
  8. toe-curlingly
  9. toe-dance
  10. toe-danced
  11. toe-dances

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