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潰れる, つぶれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to be crushed, to be squashed, to be smashed, to be destroyed, to be broken, to collapse
2. to go bankrupt, to go under, to fail
3. to be ruined (of a plan), to be cancelled, to collapse (e.g. of a project), to fall through, to blow up
4. to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.), to cease functioning
5. to be taken up (of one's time), to be wasted
雪の重さで家がつぶれた。
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つぶる, 瞑る, つむる
Conjugated: つぶれる
Godan verb, Transitive, See 目をつぶる・1, Usually in kana
to close (one's eyes), to shut
あまりに光が強いので彼女は目をつぶった。
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胸がつぶれる, 胸が潰れる, むねがつぶれる
Expression, Ichidan verb
to be choked up, to be crushed (emotionally), to be overcome (with emotion), to be shocked, to be horrified
酔いつぶれる, 酔い潰れる, よいつぶれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to drink oneself dead drunk, to drink oneself unconscious
飲みつぶれる, 飲み潰れる, のみつぶれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to get dead drunk, to drink oneself into a stupor