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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

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   What does crush mean?

   • 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.

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   What does it mean if a person is crushed?

   • If you are crushed by something, it upsets you a great deal. If you are crushed against someone or something, you are pushed or pressed against them. 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.

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   What does it mean to crush a revolt?

   • to crush a revolt. to overwhelm with confusion, chagrin, or humiliation, as by argumentation or a slighting action or remark; squelch. to oppress grievously.

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   What does it mean to crush a protest?

   • To crush a protest or movement, or a group of opponents, means to defeat it completely, usually by force. The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising. [VERB noun] ...in his bid to crush the rebels. [VERB noun] Four times this season they have scored four goals or more in crushing opponents. [VERB noun]

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   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.

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   to press, mash, or squeeze so as to injure, break, crease, etc. 2. 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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   CRUSH definition: 1. to press something so hard that it is made flat or broken into pieces: 2. to defeat someone or…. Learn more.