écraser

Etymology
From, from , from , ultimately imitative. More at.

Verb

 * 1) to squash
 * 2) to obliterate
 * 3)  to mash (vegetables), to crush (garlic)
 * 4)  to thrash, to crush, to win by a large margin
 * 5)  to shut up
 * 6)  to crash
 * 7)  to overwrite