ALL meanings of crush
crush
C c - verb crush To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces. 3
- verb crush To crush a protest or movement, or a group of opponents, means to defeat it completely, usually by force. 3
- verb crush If you are crushed by something, it upsets you a great deal. 3
- verb crush If you are crushed against someone or something, you are pushed or pressed against them. 3
- countable noun crush A crush is a crowd of people close together, in which it is difficult to move. 3
- countable noun crush If you have a crush on someone, you are in love with them but do not have a relationship with them. 3
- verb crush to press, mash, or squeeze so as to injure, break, crease, etc 3
- verb crush to break or grind (rock, ore, etc) into small particles 3
- verb crush to put down or subdue, esp by force 3
- verb crush to extract (juice, water, etc) by pressing 3
- verb crush to oppress harshly 3
- verb crush to hug or clasp tightly 3
- verb crush to defeat or humiliate utterly, as in argument or by a cruel remark 3
- verb crush to crowd; throng 3
- verb crush to become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure 3
- noun crush a dense crowd, esp at a social occasion 3
- noun crush the act of crushing; pressure 3
- noun crush a drink or pulp prepared by or as if by crushing fruit 3
- noun crush an infatuation 3
- noun crush the person with whom one is infatuated 3
- noun crush a construction designed to confine and limit the movement of an animal, esp a large or dangerous animal, for examination or to perform a procedure on it 3
- verb transitive crush to press between two opposing forces so as to break or injure; put out of shape or condition by pressure; squeeze together; crumple 3
- verb transitive crush to press, grind, or pound into small particles or into powder 3
- verb transitive crush to subdue or suppress by or as by force; overwhelm 3
- verb transitive crush to extract by pressing or squeezing 3
- intransitive verb crush to be or become crushed 3
- intransitive verb crush to press forward; crowd (into, against, etc.) 3
- noun crush a crushing; severe pressure 3
- noun crush a crowded mass, esp. of people 3
- transitive verb crush press with destructive force 1
- noun crush large throng, crowd 1
- noun crush act of crushing or state of being crushed 1
- noun crush temporary infatuation 1
- intransitive verb crush move by pressing or crowding 1
- transitive verb crush extract liquid 1
- transitive verb crush crumple, make smaller 1
- transitive verb crush pound into small particles or powder 1
- transitive verb crush hug with force 1
- transitive verb crush subdue, completely suppress 1
- transitive verb crush ice: break into tiny pieces 1
- noun crush A crowd of people pressed closely together, esp. in an enclosed space. 1
- verb with object crush to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms. 1
- verb with object crush to squeeze or pound into small fragments or particles, as ore, stone, etc. 1
- verb with object crush to force out by pressing or squeezing; extract: to crush cottonseeds in order to produce oil. 1
- verb with object crush to rumple; wrinkle; crease. 1
- verb with object crush to smooth or flatten by pressure: to crush leather. 1
- verb with object crush to hug or embrace forcibly or strongly: He crushed her in his arms. 1
- verb with object crush to destroy, subdue, or suppress utterly: to crush a revolt. 1
- verb with object crush to overwhelm with confusion, chagrin, or humiliation, as by argumentation or a slighting action or remark; squelch. 1
- verb with object crush to oppress grievously. 1