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   crush

   /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 squashsqueezepresscompresspulpmashmaceratemangleflattentrample ontread oninformal:squidgesplatsmushpulverizepoundgrindbreak upsmashshattercrumblecrunchsplintermillpestletechnical:trituratecomminutearchaic:braylevigatepowderizerare:kibble
   • ▪ crease or crumple (cloth or paper): "be careful, you're going to crush her dress!" Similar creasecrumplerumplewrinklecrinklescrunch upruck upscrumple uprare:ruckleOpposite smooth out
   • 2. violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion): "the king crushed the rebellion" Similar suppressput downquellquashsquashstamp output an end toput a stop toovercomeoverpowerdefeatextinguishvanquishtriumph overbreakbring someone to their kneesrepresssubdue
   • 3. make (someone) feel overwhelmingly disappointed or embarrassed: "I was crushed—was I not good enough?" Similar mortifyhumiliateabashchagrindeflatedemoralizeflattensquashdevastateshatterinformal:put downshoot down in flamestake down a peg or twocut down to sizeput someone in their placemake someone eat humble piesettle someone's hashknock the stuffing out ofmake someone eat crow

   noun

   • 1. a crowd of people pressed closely together: "a number of youngsters fainted in the crush" Similar crowdthronghordeswarmseamasspackpressmultitudemobhuddlejamcongestionarchaic:rout
   • 2. a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable: informal "she did have a crush on Dr Russell" Similar infatuationobsessionlovepassionpassing fancyinformal:pashpuppy lovecalf loverare:mash
   • ▪ a person with whom someone is infatuated: "it turns out she thought you were flirting with her crush"
   • 3. a drink made from the juice of pressed fruit: "lemon crush" Similar squashfruit juicecordialdrink
   • 4. a fenced passage with one narrow end, used for handling cattle or sheep.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cruissir, ‘gnash (teeth) or crack’, of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crushable adjective
   • 2. crusher noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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