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| crush [ krush ] |
verb (past and past participle crushed, present participle crush·ing, 3rd person present singular crush·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb compress: to compress somebody or something, causing injury, damage, or distortion, or become compressed in this way
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2. transitive and intransitive verb crease: to crease a fabric or item of clothing, or become creased
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3. transitive and intransitive verb grind: to grind something into small pieces, or be ground in this way
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4. transitive verb quell protest: to put down a protest or movement using force
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5. transitive verb overwhelm somebody or something: to defeat, subdue, or suppress somebody or something overwhelmingly
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6. transitive verb mash fruit: to reduce fruit or vegetables to juice and pulp by pressing
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7. transitive verb physically press somebody hard: to exert physical pressure on somebody by hugging, pressing, or pushing
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8. transitive verb humiliate somebody: to humiliate somebody by the force of a remark, criticism, or argument
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9. intransitive verb crowd together: to move in a mass or crowd
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noun (plural crush·es) |
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1. crowd of people: a crowd or mass, especially of people
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2. crowded situation: a crowded situation, or an action that results in this
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3. beverages fruit drink: a drink containing the juice from crushed fruit
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4. short-lived love: a temporary romantic attraction, especially in teenagers and young people
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informal
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5. object of somebody's temporary romantic attraction: the person who is the object of somebody's temporary romantic infatuation
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informal
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| [14th century. < Anglo-Norman crussier, Old French croissir] |
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  crush·a·ble adjective |
| crush·er noun |
| crush·ing adjective |
| crush·ing·ly adverb |
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