"bitcrush" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bitcrushes [present, singular, third-person], bitcrushing [participle, present], bitcrushed [participle, past], bitcrushed [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from bit crusher. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|bit crusher}} Back-formation from bit crusher Head templates: {{en-verb}} bitcrush (third-person singular simple present bitcrushes, present participle bitcrushing, simple past and past participle bitcrushed)
  1. (music) To drastically distort the audio of sounds or music, usually via a bit crusher. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-bitcrush-en-verb-KRD0mt3L Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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