crush

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noun

The definition of a crush is a temporary infatuation with another person.
An example of crush is two elementary school kids being boyfriend and girlfriend.

verb

To crush is defined as to press hard enough to injure, break into small pieces or beat down emotionally.
1. An example of to crush is opening an almond with a nut cracker.
2. An example of to crush is a father telling his son he'll never amount to anything.

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crush

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 force out or extract by pressing or squeezing

Origin of crush

Middle English crushen from Old French croisir, to gnash (teeth), crash, break from Frankish an unverified form krostjan, to gnash; akin to OSwed krysta, Gothic kriustan

to be or become crushed
to press forward; crowd (into, against, etc.)

a crushing; severe pressure
a crowded mass, esp. of people
Informal an infatuation: often in the phrase have a crush on, to be infatuated with

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crush

verb

crushed, crush·ing, crush·es

verb

transitive

a. To press between opposing bodies so as to break, compress, or injure: The falling rock crushed the car.
b. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
a. To put down with force; subdue: The regime crushed the rebellion.
b. To overwhelm or oppress severely: spirits that had been crushed by rejection and failure.
c. To defeat overwhelmingly: Our team was crushed in the playoffs.
To crumple or rumple: crushed the freshly ironed shirt.
To hug, especially with great force.
To hit or propel with great force: a swing of the bat that crushed a fastball over the wall.
To press upon, shove, or crowd.
To extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing: crush juice from a grape.

verb

intransitive

To be or become crushed: Aluminum cans crush easily.
To proceed or move by crowding or pressing: The fans crushed forward to get a glimpse of the movie star.

noun

The act of crushing or the pressure involved in crushing: matter superheated by the crush of gravity around black holes.
A great crowd: a crush of spectators.
A substance prepared by or as if by crushing, especially a fruit drink: orange crush.
Informal
a. A usually temporary infatuation: had a crush on her friend's cousin.
b. One who is the object of such an infatuation.

Phrasal Verbs: crush on Slang To be infatuated with (someone).

Origin of crush

Middle English crushen from Old French croissir of Germanic origin

Related Forms:

crush′a·ble
adjective

crush′er
noun

crush′proof′
adjective

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crush

crush mash pulp smash squash ²

These verbs mean to press forcefully so as to reduce to a pulpy mass: crushed the rose geranium leaves; mashed the sweet potatoes; pulped raspberries through a sieve; smashed the bamboo stems with a hammer; squashed the wine grapes.

See Also Synonyms at crowd¹.

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Noun

(plural crushes)

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception.
A short-lived and unrequited love or infatuation; the object of this infatuation.
A violent crowding
A crowd control barrier
A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling
A party, festive function
(Australia) The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar. The season that this process takes place in.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present crushes, present participle crushing, simple past and past participle crushed)

To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass.
to crush grapes
Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, crushed, broken or cut. --Lev. xxii.
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute.
to crush quartz
To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.
After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections
To oppress or burden grievously.
To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.
(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force
an eggshell crushes easily
To feel infatuation with or unrequited love for.
She's crushing on him.
(sports) to defeat emphatically

Origin

From Middle English cruschen, crousshen, Old French cruisir, croissir, from Late Latin *cruscio, from Frankish *krostjan. Akin to Gothic (kruistan, “to gnash”), Old Swedish krusa, krosa "to crush", Middle Low German krossen (“to break”), Swedish krysta (“to squeeze”), Danish kryste, Icelandic kreysta.

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