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verb (used with object)
1.
to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
2.
to squeeze or pound into small fragments or particles, as ore, stone, etc.
3.
to force out by pressing or squeezing; extract: to crush cottonseeds in order to produce oil.
4.
to rumple; wrinkle; crease.
5.
to smooth or flatten by pressure: to crush leather.
6.
to hug or embrace forcibly or strongly: He crushed her in his arms.
7.
to destroy, subdue, or suppress utterly: to crush a revolt.
8.
to overwhelm with confusion, chagrin, or humiliation, as by argumentation or a slighting action or remark; squelch.
9.
to oppress grievously.
10.
Archaic. to finish drinking (wine, ale, etc.).
verb (used without object)
11.
to become crushed.
12.
to advance with crushing; press or crowd forcibly.
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noun
13.
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
14.
a great crowd: a crush of shoppers.
15.
Informal.
a.
an intense but usually short-lived infatuation.
b.
the object of such an infatuation: Who is your latest crush?
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English crus-chen < Middle French cruisir < Germanic; compare Old Swedish krusa, krosa, Middle Low German krossen to crush
1300–50; Middle English crus-chen < Middle French cruisir < Germanic; compare Old Swedish krusa, krosa, Middle Low German krossen to crush
Related forms
crush·a·ble, adjective
crush·a·bil·i·ty, noun
crush·a·bly, adverb
crush·er, noun
un·crush·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. crumple, rumple. 2. pulverize, powder, mash, crumble. See break. 7. quell, overcome, quash.
1. crumple, rumple. 2. pulverize, powder, mash, crumble. See break. 7. quell, overcome, quash.
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crush1 (krʌʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to press, mash, or squeeze so as to injure, break, crease, etc |
| 2. | to break or grind (rock, ore, etc) into small particles |
| 3. | to put down or subdue, esp by force: to crush a rebellion |
| 4. | to extract (juice, water, etc) by pressing: to crush the juice from a lemon |
| 5. | to oppress harshly |
| 6. | to hug or clasp tightly: he crushed her to him |
| 7. | to defeat or humiliate utterly, as in argument or by a cruel remark |
| 8. | (intr) to crowd; throng |
| 9. | (intr) to become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure |
| —n | |
| 10. | a dense crowd, esp at a social occasion |
| 11. | the act of crushing; pressure |
| 12. | a drink or pulp prepared by or as if by crushing fruit: orange crush |
| 13. | informal |
| a. an infatuation: she had a crush on him | |
| b. the person with whom one is infatuated | |
| [C14: from Old French croissir, of Germanic origin; compare Gothic kriustan to gnash; see | |
| 'crushable1 | |
| —adj | |
| crusha'bility1 | |
| —n | |
| 'crusher1 | |
| —n | |
| crush2 (krʌʃ) | |
| —n | |
| vet science a construction designed to confine and limit the movement of an animal, esp a large or dangerous animal, for examination or to perform a procedure on it | |
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Word Origin & History
crush
late 14c., from O.Fr. croisir "to gnash (teeth), crash, break," perhaps from Frank. *krostjan "to gnash." Sense of "person one is infatuated with" is first recorded 1884; to have a crush on is from 1913.
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Slang Dictionary
crush definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
The crowd of new participants was mirrored by the crush of visitors.
After the pre-opera crush, the calmer second seating arrives.
Too bad it won't land on my house and crush it when no one is home.
The majors use their muscular jaws to crush seeds that the smaller workers bring back to the nest.
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