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dërrm|o'·n vt 1 to break [ ] into small pieces: crush, squash, shatter 2 [Colloq] to shell [grain] 3 [Fig] to overstrain: wear out, exhaust 4 [Fig] to defeat: crush, overwhelm 5 [Fig] to shock • <> dërrmo·n dhëmbët/hundët/brinjët/turinjtë/nofullat/fulqinjtë [Scorn] to beat <> to a pulp; teach <> a good lesson; make <> swallow <>'s boasts; make <> eat <>'s words * dërrm|o're nf crowd, swarm dërrm|u'a|r adj (i) 1 fragmented into small pieces, shattered 2 [Colloq] shelled 3 badly hurt/wounded 4 [Fig] badly hurt; suffering a terrible shock 5 [Fig] utterly worn out