打ち崩す

うちくずす

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to crush (someone)
2. to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits)
3. to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)

Kanji

• 打 hit. Read as うち.
• 崩 collapse. Read as くずす.

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