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crush

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. crush (noun)
  2. crush (verb)

crush

noun

Definition of CRUSH

1
a strong but often short-lived liking for another person <fondly remembers the crush that she had on a boy one summer long ago>
2
a great number of persons or creatures massed together <the huge crush in the store must have far exceeded safety limits>

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