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amassar

to crush, to mash, to wrinkle, to crease, to dent

ɐ m ɐ s a ɾ
amass knead; crush + ar Infinitive
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, future tense Rare #36,188
to crush, to mash
PO: Vou amassar os tomates para o molho.
EN: I'm going to mash the tomatoes for the sauce.
to wrinkle, to crease
PO: Não quero amassar a camisa.
EN: I don't want to wrinkle the shirt.
to dent
PO: Cuidado para não amassar o carro.
EN: Be careful not to dent the car.
to beat up Informal, especially in expressions like amassar a cara de alguém (literally, “to smash someone's face”).
PO: Ele ameaçou amassar o ladrão.
EN: He threatened to beat up the thief.
Conjugation of amassar
amassar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First amassar —
Third amassar —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third amassou —

Olhe-a como se fosse amassar a cara dela.

Look at her as if you were going to smash her face in.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Vai amassar o carro do moço, rapaz!

You're going to dent that young man's car, boy!

— Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus (2005)

Sabe, Guido, achei que este veludo ia amassar.

You know, Guido, I thought this velvet was going to get wrinkled.

— Oito e Meio (1963)

E se amassar você ao me mexer?

What if I crush you when I move?

— Fale com Ela (2002)

Então, se amassar a BMW, não se preocupe.

So, if you dent the BMW, don't worry.

— Não Se Vive Duas Vezes (2011)

E amassar os tomates antes de jogá-los.

And mash the tomatoes before throwing them.

— Não Se Vive Duas Vezes (2011)

Sounds similar to

amarrar ɐ m ɐ ʁ a ɾ