Definition of crush

noun (n)

• leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated (noun.substance)

  Synonym: crushed leather
  

  source: wordnet30
• a dense crowd of people (noun.group)

  Synonym: jam, press
  

  source: wordnet30
• temporary love of an adolescent (noun.feeling)

  Synonym: calf love, infatuation, puppy love
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of crushing (noun.act)

  Synonym: compaction, crunch
  

  source: wordnet30
• A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (verb.social)

  Synonym: oppress, suppress
  

  source: wordnet30
• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition (verb.contact)

  Synonym: mash, squash, squeeze, squelch
  

  Example:
  Crush an aluminum can.
  

  source: wordnet30
• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)

  Synonym: beat, beat out, shell, trounce, vanquish
  

  source: wordnet30
• break into small pieces (verb.change)

  Example:
  The car crushed the toy.
  

  source: wordnet30
• humiliate or depress completely (verb.emotion)

  Synonym: demolish, smash
  

  Example:
  She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation.
  

  source: wordnet30
• crush or bruise (verb.contact)

  Synonym: jam
  

  source: wordnet30
• make ineffective (verb.competition)

  Synonym: break down
  

  source: wordnet30
• become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure (verb.change)

  Example:
  The plastic bottle crushed against the wall.
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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