crushed; crushing; crushes
1
a
: to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure
crush grapes
b
: to squeeze together into a mass
She crushed her clothes into a bag.
2
: to reduce to particles by pounding or grinding
crush rock
3
a
: to subdue completely
The rebellion was crushed.
b
: to cause overwhelming emotional pain to (someone)
Her insults crushed him.
c
: to oppress or burden grievously
crushed by debt
d
: to suppress or overwhelm as if by pressure or weight
6
archaic
: drink
1
: to advance with or as if with crushing
The crowd crushed ruthlessly toward the exit.
2
: to become crushed
The stewed tomatoes crush easily.
3
obsolete
: crash
4
informal
: to experience an intense and usually passing infatuation : to have a crush on someone
—usually used with on
She's been crushing on him all summer.
Turns out Fat Monica was motivated to lose all the weight after she overhead Chandler (whom she was crushing on) tell Ross: "I don't want to be stuck here all night with your fat sister."—
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Entertainment Weekly1
: an intense and usually passing infatuation
have a crush on someone
also
: the object of infatuation
2
3
: an act of crushing
4
: the quantity of material crushed
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Examples of crush in a Sentence
Verb
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.
Noun
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.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
This process, which occurs in nature, can be accelerated through innovative means, including harnessing green energy to crush olivine rock and disperse the resultant sand across lands and beaches.
—Sahit Muja, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Tiara Allen, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
This increase in cost ratio is due to declining board crush margins.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Guests can be exposed by cross-contamination (using a knife to crush nuts and then to cut vegetables, for instance) or by airborne allergens.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
This process, which occurs in nature, can be accelerated through innovative means, including harnessing green energy to crush olivine rock and disperse the resultant sand across lands and beaches.
—Sahit Muja, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
Her love of romance blossomed in high school when unrequited crushes led her to seek happily ever afters in books and movies.
—Tiara Allen, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
This increase in cost ratio is due to declining board crush margins.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Crush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crush. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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crush
1 of 2 verb1
: to squeeze together so as to break or destroy the natural shape or condition
crush grapes
2
3
: to break into fine pieces by pressing, pounding, or grinding
crush stone
4
a
: overwhelm sense 2
crushed the enemy
b
5
informal
: to have a strong but often temporary liking
—usually used with on
crusher
noun
crush
2 of 2 noun1
: an act of crushing
2
: a crowding together of many people
3
: a strong but often temporary liking : infatuation
have a crush on someone
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