crusha'bility

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crush¹ (krʌʃ)

—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 crunch]

'crushable¹

—*adj*

crusha'bility¹

—n

'crusher¹

—n

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