usage: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
2. squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze, press
usage: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
3. beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish, get the better of, overcome, defeat
usage: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"