Entry Word: crush

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a strong but often short-lived liking for another person <the crush that she had on a boy whom she had met over the summer>

Synonyms infatuation, passion

Related Words fixation, obsession; affection, devotion, fondness, love; craze, fad, rage, vogue

2 a great number of persons or things gathered together <the huge crush in the store must have far exceeded safety limits> — see crowd 1