transitive. To reduce to powder; to pulverize.

transitive. To reduce to powder or dust; to grind, crush, break down.

transitive. To reduce to powder; to pulverize.

transitive. To reduce to dust, or to small particles like dust.

transitive. = pulverize, v. 1a.

transitive. To reduce to powder by rubbing.

transitive. To reduce to powder; to pulverize. In later use chiefly figurative (U.S. colloquial): to defeat soundly, to demolish; to thrash.

transitive. To reduce to fine particles or powder by rubbing, bruising, pounding, crushing, or… Pharmacology, Geology, etc.

transitive to triturate.

transitive. To reduce to powder; to pulverize. Also intransitive: to become powdery; to crumble.