crush
to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
to squeeze or pound into small fragments or particles, as ore, stone, etc.
to force out by pressing or squeezing; extract: to crush cottonseeds in order to produce oil.
to rumple; wrinkle; crease.
to smooth or flatten by pressure: to crush leather.
to hug or embrace forcibly or strongly: He crushed her in his arms.
to destroy, subdue, or suppress utterly: to crush a revolt.
to overwhelm with confusion, chagrin, or humiliation, as by argumentation or a slighting action or remark; squelch.
to oppress grievously.
Archaic. to finish drinking (wine, ale, etc.).
to become crushed.
to advance with crushing; press or crowd forcibly.
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
a great crowd: a crush of shoppers.
Informal.
an intense but usually short-lived infatuation with someone.
the object of such an infatuation: Who's your latest crush?
crush on, Informal. to have an infatuation with; have a crush on: She’s been crushing on him for a year.
Idioms about crush
crush it, Informal. to do something very well and with enthusiasm.
Origin of crush
1synonym study For crush
Other words for crush
Other words from crush
- crush·a·ble, adjective
- crush·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- crush·a·bly, adverb
- crusher, noun
- un·crush·a·ble, adjective
- un·crushed, adjective
- well-crushed, adjective
Words Nearby crush
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How to use crush in a sentence
As made famous on the big screen in High Fidelity, mixtapes were the perfect way to woo your crush, or just impress your friends with how many obscure bands you’d heard of.
The best way to share playlists on every major platform | David Nield | October 8, 2020 | Popular-ScienceFacebook is, in particular, notorious for its attempts to copy and crush rivals, like Snapchat and now TikTok.
How to make a fortune tellerThis craft is one of the more difficult on this list, but we’ve placed it high up because of how common a tool it was for trying to find out if your crush liked you back, or if you were going to pass the next test.
Five classic paper toys you can make when you’re bored (whether you’re in school or not) | John Kennedy | October 7, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe benefit, according to Rayl, is by everyone taking the same day off, there’s no pent-up crush of workload when people return—because no one else was assigning work while they were out either.
‘Integrators’ and ‘separators’: How managers are helping the two types of remote workers survive the pandemic | Jen Wieczner | September 16, 2020 | FortuneIf you’re a little boy who has a crush on fox Robin Hood, maybe that leads you to accept yourself sooner.
Why would “they” want to crush him just for attempting to buy something twenty years ago?
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers | Stereo Williams | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHis high school prom was around the corner, and he had been hanging out with a boy that he had a crush on.
Tank Battle Jeep Guard crush -- some editorial changes and the removal of all blood when the guards are crushed by the tank.
Sony Emails Show How the Studio Plans to Censor Kim Jong Un Assassination Comedy ‘The Interview’ | William Boot | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe have a specific idea to attach to THE INTERVIEW that will crush.
Exclusive: Sony Emails Reveal Destiny’s Child and Kanye West Movies, and Spidey Cameo in Capt. 3 | William Boot | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe main article called Reflections on the Final Crusade outlines in prophetic terms just how ISIS will crush Christianity.
Her feet crush creeping things: there is a busy ant or blazoned beetle, with its back broken, writhing in the dust, unseen.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordThe Emperor found he had no longer any reason to fear him, and for the moment determined to crush him completely.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThere, in the crush, he unceremoniously lost her, and sped like a maniac to the entrance gates.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeYou have heard of my misfortunes, and you take a mean advantage of your knowledge to crush and kill me.
The Emperor staked his last card, and ordered the Guard to make one last effort to crush the English infantry.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
British Dictionary definitions for crush (1 of 2)
/ (krʌʃ) /
to press, mash, or squeeze so as to injure, break, crease, etc
to break or grind (rock, ore, etc) into small particles
to put down or subdue, esp by force: to crush a rebellion
to extract (juice, water, etc) by pressing: to crush the juice from a lemon
to oppress harshly
to hug or clasp tightly: he crushed her to him
to defeat or humiliate utterly, as in argument or by a cruel remark
(intr) to crowd; throng
(intr) to become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
a dense crowd, esp at a social occasion
the act of crushing; pressure
a drink or pulp prepared by or as if by crushing fruit: orange crush
informal
an infatuation: she had a crush on him
the person with whom one is infatuated
Origin of crush
1Derived forms of crush
- crushable, adjective
- crushability, noun
- crusher, noun
British Dictionary definitions for crush (2 of 2)
/ (krʌʃ) /
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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Other Idioms and Phrases with crush
see have a crush on.
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