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- Dictionarycrush/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
- 2. violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion): "the king crushed the rebellion" Similar
noun
- 1. a crowd of people pressed closely together: "a number of youngsters fainted in the crush" Similar
- 2. a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable: informal "she did have a crush on Dr Russell" Similar
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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.
to defeat someone completely: The president called upon the army to help crush the rebellion. France crushed Wales by 36 to 3 in last Saturday's match in Paris. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT) conquer. defeat.
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.
to upset or shock someone badly: He was crushed by the news of the accident. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. crush verb (BEAT) [ T ] to defeat someone completely: The president called upon the army to help crush the rebellion. The Celtics crushed the Lakers last night in Los Angeles. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT) conquer
CRUSH definition: 1. to press something so hard that it is made flat or broken into pieces: 2. to defeat someone or…. Learn more.
To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
When you crush something, you break it into tiny pieces or crumple it. If you crush the cans in your recycling bin, you'll make more room for more. A train can crush a car that's stalled on the tracks, and a person can crush an insect between her fingers.
She was crushed against the wall. [transitive, intransitive] crush (something) to make something full of folds or lines; to become full of folds or lines. She crushed the scrap of paper in her hand. The crisp paper crushed like eggshells in his fingers.
Definition of crush noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun. Filter. 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. Similar definitions. To press, grind, or pound into small particles or into powder. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
