握りつぶす

にぎりつぶす

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

Also written 握り潰す

Meaning

v5svt
to crush (with one's hands)
v5svt
to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration); to pigeonhole; to smother

Example sentences

彼はその紙を握りつぶして丸めた。

He crushed the sheet of paper up into a ball.