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crush

[kruhsh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
Synonyms: rumple, crumple
to squeeze or pound into small fragments or particles, as ore, stone, etc.
Synonyms: crumble, mash, powder, pulverize
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.
Synonyms: quash, overcome, quell, quell
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.).

verb (used without object)

to become crushed.
to advance with crushing; press or crowd forcibly.

noun

the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
a great crowd.
a crush of shoppers.
Informal.
1. an intense but usually short-lived infatuation with someone.
2. the object of such an infatuation.
  Who's your latest crush?

verb phrase

crush on, to have an infatuation with; have a crush on.
She’s been crushing on him for a year.

crush

/ krʌʃ /

verb

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

noun

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
1. an infatuation
  she had a crush on him
2. the person with whom one is infatuated

crush

/ krʌʃ /

noun

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 Word Forms

crusher noun
crushability noun
crushable adjective
crushably adverb
uncrushable adjective
uncrushed adjective
well-crushed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crush¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English cruschen, crusshen, from Middle French croi(s)sir, cruisir “to gnash one's teeth, make a crashing or cracking sound, crackle, rustle, smash,” Medieval Latin cruscīre “to crackle,” from Germanic; compare Gothic kriustan “to crunch, grind,” Old Swedish krusa, krosa “to crush,” krȳsta “to gnash (one's teeth),” Middle Low German krossen “to crush”

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