Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
にぎ
Grade: S
つぶ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 握り潰す – see the following entry.
にぎりつぶす
[verb] to crush by gripping; to crush in one's fist
[verb] (figuratively) to kill (a proposal)
Alternative spelling
握りつぶす
(This term, 握り潰す, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)