crush

noun

  1. 1

    the act of crushing

  2. 2

    temporary love of an adolescent

  3. 3

    a dense crowd of people

  4. 4

    leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

verb

  1. 1

    break into small pieces

    The car crushed the toy

  2. 2

    become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure

    The plastic bottle crushed against the wall

  3. 3

    come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

    Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship

    We beat the competition

  4. 4

    make ineffective

    Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination

  5. 5

    crush or bruise

    jam a toe

  6. 6

    to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

    crush an aluminum can

    squeeze a lemon

  7. 7

    humiliate or depress completely

    She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation

    The death of her son smashed her

  8. 8

    come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

    The government oppresses political activists

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