crush
crush
Definition
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
crush
Synonyms
crush
v.
crush
Usage Examples
Object
- rebellion: But American forces failed to prevent Saddam from crushing the rebellion, that led to the death of thousands of Iraqis.
- defeat: Only in Oldham did the BNP suffer a crushing defeat.
- garlic: In a pestle and mortar, crush the garlic with the sugar and a pinch of salt into a paste.
- revolt: Hussein's loyal military units assaulted Shiite towns and villages, hunted rebels down and crushed the revolt.
- uprising: A few weeks later, the government crushed an uprising by 400 troops in the capital.
- clove: Chop 4 shallots and crush a large garlic clove.
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?
- teenage: Did you have a teenage crush on the fittest skeptic on TV, Scully of The X Files?
- massive: CORRIE babe Tina O'Brien has revealed she has a massive crush on Leonardo DiCaprio.. .
Modifies a noun
- fracture: Crush fractures of the vertebrae are thought to be three times as common as hip fractures.
- barrier: The slope of the stands and steps are constructed to seat spectators and of course there are no crush barriers in a seated area.
- injury: He had suffered severe crush injuries to his bowels.
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.
- ruthlessly: They were ruthlessly crushed by a crusade launched by Pope Innocent III, involving Simon de Montfort of Leicester.
- lightly: Serve the soup hot or cold and garnished with asparagus tips and lightly crushed pink peppercorns.
- freshly: It is freshly crushed to release over 78 minerals and trace elements to remineralise soil and compost heaps.
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.
crush Quotes
I don't meet competition. I crush it.
Browse dictionary entries near crush
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