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Definition of "crush" []
- To press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure. (verb-transitive)
- To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder. (verb-transitive)
- To put down; subdue: crushed the rebellion. (verb-transitive)
- To overwhelm or oppress severely: spirits that had been crushed by rejection and failure. (verb-transitive)
- To crumple or rumple: crushed the freshly ironed shirt. (verb-transitive)
- To press, mash, or squeeze so as to injure, break, crease, etc (verb)
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- To break or grind (rock, ore, etc) into small particles (verb)
- To put down or subdue, esp by force (verb)
- To extract (juice, water, etc) by pressing (verb)
- To oppress harshly (verb)
- To hug or clasp tightly (verb)
- To defeat or humiliate utterly, as in argument or by a cruel remark (verb)
- To crowd; throng (verb)
- To become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure (verb)
- A dense crowd, esp at a social occasion (noun)
- The act of crushing; pressure (noun)
- A drink or pulp prepared by or as if by crushing fruit (noun)
- An infatuation (noun)
- The person with whom one is infatuated (noun)
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Use "crush" in a sentence
- "Besides that, I hated the word crush, a pink candy word, a frosting word, something for giggly girls who wrote their name with his surrounded by a heart."
- "What they would be expecting then is what they call crush injuries, and that could be broken bones, anything that happens by people being buried underneath rubble: kidney failure, dehydration and the like."
- "And even if I did find them all, your definition of "crush" is probably different than mine."