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つぶす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
潰す
BOOST
Reading : つぶす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to smash; to crush
2. to shut down
3. to thwart; to block
4. to kill (time)
5. to waste (e.g. talents)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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潰す is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 54,000 (about 7,940,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3851 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 9141
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ここ
じかん
時間
つぶ
かっこう
格好
ばしょ
場所
である
Here is a fit space for whiling away.
だがレーガン
せいけん
政権
さいこう
最高
さいばんしょ
裁判所
つぶ
される
まえ
でさえOSHA
ちゃばん
茶番
であった
Even before Reagan and the Supreme Court stifled it, OSHA was a farce.
ころ
してやる
ぶっ
とば
して
つぶ
してやる
そったれ

I'll kill you! Knock your block off and grind you underfoot! You shithead! Die!
つぶす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 77,000 (about 3,690,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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カイ   つぶ to destroy   つぶれる to be destroyed   
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キ   たっと    とうと precious, valuable   たっと    とうと value, esteem, respect   
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チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
スイ   みず water   
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