押おし殺ころす

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

crush to death; press to death; squeeze to death

Literal physical sense: killing by applying heavy pressure or weight.

2

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Figurative use: forcefully holding back an emotion, laugh, voice, or breath. Common with 笑い, 怒り, 声, 息.

押おし殺ころすUsage87%
Standard kanji spelling.
圧おし殺ころすUsage5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 押し殺す is preferred.
おしころすUsage5%
Kana spelling used for clarity or when the kanji is not needed.
押おしころすUsage3%
search-only kanji form
圧おしころすUsage<1%
search-only kanji form

抑おさえる
抑える means to hold something down or control it, often physically or abstractly, but does not carry the nuance of killing or completely stifling.
殺ころす
殺す is the general verb for 'kill'; 押し殺す specifically adds the method of crushing or the figurative sense of suppressing.

Compound of 押し (pushing) + 殺す (kill). The figurative sense developed from the literal image of crushing something out of existence.