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- Dictionarycrush/krʌʃ/
verb
- 1. compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape: "the front of his car was crushed in the collision" Similar
- 2. violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion): "the king crushed the rebellion" Similar
noun
- 1. a crowd of people pressed closely together: "a number of youngsters fainted in the crush" Similar
- 2. a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable: informal "she did have a crush on Dr Russell" Similar
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CRUSH definition: 1. to press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed: 2. to press paper…. Learn more.
The meaning of CRUSH is to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure. How to use crush in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Crush.
When you crush something, you break it into tiny pieces or crumple it. If you crush the cans in your recycling bin, you'll make more room for more. A train can crush a car that's stalled on the tracks, and a person can crush an insect between her fingers.
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. to overwhelm with confusion, chagrin, or humiliation, as by argumentation or a slighting action or remark; squelch. to oppress grievously.
1. to press, mash, or squeeze so as to injure, break, crease, etc. 2. (Mining & Quarrying) 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.
CRUSH meaning: 1. to press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed: 2. to press paper…. Learn more.
A crush is a crowd of people close together, in which it is difficult to move. Franklin and his thirteen-year-old son somehow got separated in the crush. Everywhere he went he was mobbed by a crush of fans.
