Crush Definition
krŭsh
crushed, crushes, crushing
verb
crushed, crushes, crushing
To press between two opposing forces so as to break or injure; put out of shape or condition by pressure; squeeze together; crumple.
Webster's New World
To press, grind, or pound into small particles or into powder.
Webster's New World
To subdue or suppress by or as by force; overwhelm.
Webster's New World
To oppress harshly.
Webster's New World
To defeat overwhelmingly.
Our team was crushed in the playoffs.
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noun
crushes
A crushing; severe pressure.
Webster's New World
A crowded mass, esp. of people.
Webster's New World
A great crowd.
A crush of spectators.
American Heritage
A substance prepared by or as if by crushing, especially a fruit drink.
Orange crush.
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A usually temporary infatuation.
Had a crush on her friend's cousin.
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Origin of Crush
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From Middle English cruschen, crousshen, Old French cruisir, croissir, from Late Latin *cruscio, from Frankish *krostjan. Akin to Gothic (kruistan, “to gnash”), Old Swedish krusa, krosa "to crush", Middle Low German krossen (“to break”), Swedish krysta (“to squeeze”), Danish kryste, Icelandic kreysta.
From Wiktionary
Middle English crushen from Old French croissir of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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