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crush (krus̸h)
transitive verb
- to press between two opposing forces so as to break or injure; put out of shape or condition by pressure; squeeze together; crumple
- to press, grind, or pound into small particles or into powder
- to subdue or suppress by or as by force; overwhelm
- to oppress harshly
- to extract by pressing or squeezing
Etymology: ME crushen < OFr croisir, to gnash (teeth), crash, break < Frank *krostjan, to gnash; akin to OSwed krysta, Goth kriustan
intransitive verb
- to be or become crushed
- to press forward; crowd (into, against, etc.)
noun
- a crushing; severe pressure
- a crowded mass, esp. of people
- ☆ Informal an infatuation I had a crush on her
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
crush
v.
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Object
- rebellion: But American forces failed to prevent Saddam from crushing the rebellion, that led to the death of thousands of Iraqis.
Subject
- ice: To prevent the ship being crushed by ice she was sunk in shallow water.
Adjective modifier
- embarrassing: Who is your most embarrassing crush that you've ever had?
Modifies a noun
- fracture: Crush fractures of the vertebrae are thought to be three times as common as hip fractures.
Modifying Another Word
- brutally: Two years later he moved back to Bulgaria where he led a worker's revolt that was brutally crushed by the capitalist government.
Noun used with modifier
- percent: Percent crush declines to film the session we might the only hands.
Preposition: in
- ice: The ship wouldn't be crushed in pack ice but it was sealed in until spring.
Preposition: by
- ice: To prevent the ship being crushed by ice she was sunk in shallow water.
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I don't meet competition. I crush it.
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