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CRUSH
crush, crunch, compaction
(noun) the act of crushing
crush, jam, press
(noun) a dense crowd of people
crush
(verb) break into small pieces; “The car crushed the toy”
crush
(verb) become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; “The plastic bottle crushed against the wall”
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
(verb) come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; “Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship”; “We beat the competition”; “Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game”
jam, crush
(verb) crush or bruise; “jam a toe”
squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
(verb) to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; “crush an aluminum can”; “squeeze a lemon”
crush, smash
(verb) humiliate or depress completely; “She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation”; “The death of her son smashed her”
oppress, suppress, crush
(verb) come down on or keep down by unjust use of one’s authority; “The government oppresses political activists”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crush (plural crushes)
A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
A violent crowding.
A crowd control barrier.
A drink made by squeezing the juice out of fruit.
(informal) An infatuation with somebody one is not dating.
(informal, by extension) The human object of such infatuation or affection.
A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.
(dated) A party or festive function.
(Australia) The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season when this process takes place.
Hyponyms
• (infatuation): squish
Verb
crush (third-person singular simple present crushes, present participle crushing, simple past and past participle crushed)
To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass.
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding
Synonym: comminute
(figurative) To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
To oppress or grievously burden.
To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force
(intransitive) To feel infatuation or unrequited love.
(film, television) To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.
Anagrams
• Rusch, Schur, churs
Source: Wiktionary
Crush (krsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crushed (krsht); p. pr. & vb. n. Crushing.] Etym: [OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw. krysta to squeeze, Dan. kryste, Icel. kreysta.]
1. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes. Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut. Lev. xxii. 24. The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. Num. xxii. 25.
2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.
3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight. To crush the pillars which the pile sustain. Dryden. Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. Bryant.
4. To oppress or burden grievously. Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway. Deut. xxviii. 33.
5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally. Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. Sir. W. Scott. To crush a cup, to drink. [Obs.] -- To crush out. (a) To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes. (b) To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress.
Crush (krsh), v. i.
Definition: To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily.
Crush, n.
1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin. The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. Addison.
2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a peception. Crush hat, a hat which collapses, and can be carried under the arm, and when expanded is held in shape by springs; hence, any hat not injured by compressing.
– Crush room, a large room in a theater, opera house, etc., where the audience may promenade or converse during the intermissions; a foyer. Politics leave very little time for the bow window at White's in the day, or for the crush room of the opera at night. Macualay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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