Definition of crush
transitive verb
1a : to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure crush grapesb : to squeeze together into a mass She crushed her clothes into a bag.
3 : to reduce to particles by pounding or grinding crush rock
4a : to suppress or overwhelm as if by pressure or weightb : to oppress or burden grievously crushed by debtc : to subdue completely The rebellion was crushed.
6 archaic : drink
intransitive verb
1 obsolete : crash
2 : to become crushed The stewed tomatoes crush easily.
crusher
nouncrushingly
adverbExplore Merriam-Webster
Examples of crush in a Sentence
Unfortunately some of the flowers got crushed when we were moving them.
The bicycle was crushed under the truck's tires.
The machine crushes the cans so that they can be stored until they are recycled.
Her arm was crushed in the accident.
Crush the nuts and sprinkle them on top of the cake.
The rocks were crushed into dust.
Recent Examples of crush from the Web
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Here are the guests at the Red Wedding, signing up to attend an event at which they will be shot with crossbows and stabbed a hundred times and crushed under the hoofs of frantic horses.
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But the time-release effect could be defeated by crushing the tablets and snorting the powder, or by smoking it, or by adding water and injecting it — all for an immediate, sometimes heroinlike, high.
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In a separate bowl, combine celery seeds, crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Florida man has survived a harrowing drive after a large piece of scrap metal fell from a tractor-trailer and crushed his van.
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With hopes of reconciliation under the PA banner crushed, this could kill the dream of a unified Palestinian negotiating position, and thus — as Abbas surely knows — the dream of a unified Palestinian state.
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Throughout the movie Peter is crushing on Liz, one of his classmates and another academic decathlon team member.
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Trump is not going to crush the free media in one fell swoop.
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Team USA crushed Mali 117-69 in a Round of 16 elimination game and will face Germany on Friday.
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Origin and Etymology of crush
Middle English crusshen, from Anglo-French croissir, croistre, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German krossen to crush
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Definition of crush
Examples of crush in a Sentence
Yesterday I saw my old high school crush for the first time in five years.
The crush in the train station is at its worst during the afternoon rush hour.
Outside the hotel stood a crush of reporters waiting for her arrival.
Recent Examples of crush from the Web
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Last week, the internet discovered a new silver fox celebrity crush: Steve Carell.
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Thissen brings a Minneapolis voice to the crush of names vying for governor.
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SELF: Steele Walker Baseball player at OU #1 & Kyler Murray football player at OU #1 Celebrity crush?
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As a teenager growing up in a Jewish neighborhood in Baltimore, my crushes were always on white boys.
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Frank leered in on Doug and LeAnn’s hook up, which may have been a bid by her for renewed access to the White House or may have just indicated her crush on D.C.’s biggest creep.
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During a recent Thursday lunch crush, the S&S was doing the kind of a business a three-week-old mom-and-pop restaurant can only dream of.
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In the movie (based on a Hans Christian Andersen tale), Ariel is a 16-year-old princess who is willing to give up her undersea family and home because of her obsession with humans and teenage crush on Prince Eric.
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In 2015, two major accidents killed several thousand pilgrims, including at least 2,400 people in a crush and stampede of crowds.
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Origin and Etymology of crush
see 1crush
Synonym Discussion of crush
CRUSH Defined for English Language Learners
crush
playDefinition of crush for English Language Learners
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: to press or squeeze (something) so hard that it breaks or loses its shape
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: to break (something) into a powder or very small pieces by pressing, pounding, or grinding it
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: to defeat (a person or group that opposes you) by using a lot of force
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Definition of crush for English Language Learners
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: a strong feeling of romantic love for someone that is usually not expressed and does not last a long time
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: the person on whom you have a crush
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: a crowd of people who are pressed close together
CRUSH Defined for Kids
Definition of crush for Students
crushed
;crushing
1 : to squeeze together so as to change or destroy the natural shape or condition We crush grapes for their juice.
2 : to break into fine pieces by pressure The machine crushes stone.
3 : overwhelm 1 crush an enemy
4 : to defeat in spirit The injury crushed her hopes of winning.
Definition of crush for Students
1 : a tightly packed crowd He got caught in the crush of holiday shoppers.
2 : a foolish or very strong liking : infatuation Libby has a crush on a lifeguard named Freddie. — Judy Blume, Sheila the Great
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