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crush
[kruhsh]
verb (used with object)
to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
Synonyms: ,to squeeze or pound into small fragments or particles, as ore, stone, etc.
Synonyms: , , ,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: , , ,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.
an intense but usually short-lived infatuation with someone.
the object of such an infatuation.
Who's your latest crush?
verb phrase
Informalto have an infatuation with; have a crush on.
She’s been crushing on him for a year.
crush
1/ ʌʃ /
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
an infatuation
she had a crush on him
the person with whom one is infatuated
crush
2/ ʌʃ /
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- crushable adjective
- crushability noun
- crushably adverb
- crusher noun
- uncrushable adjective
- uncrushed adjective
- well-crushed adjective
- ˈܲ noun
- ˌܲˈٲ noun
- ˈܲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of crush1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of crush1
Idioms and Phrases
crush it, to do something very well and with enthusiasm.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The man then appears to slip and fall onto the chair, crushing it underneath him.
Of course, you want to crush the whole time, and I am, but I like my jokes to have downbeats and then ba-da-ba.
The Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire, and there are also reports of people being crushed by lorries and being shot by Palestinians.
On Sunday, some businesses were vandalized and burglarized in downtown L.A. while cars burned and police cruisers were crushed with rocks.
Trump called in the National Guard to set in motion his dream of crushing the city and using us as an example for other sanctuary jurisdictions of what happens if they dare defy him.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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