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crush
verb
-
crush
,
crushing
,
crushes
,
crushed
to
press
or
squeeze
something
so
hard
that
it
breaks
,
loses
its
shape
,
or
turns
into
small
pieces
or
powder
•
She
accidentally
crushed
the
sandwich
at
the
bottom
of
her
backpack
.
She
accidentally
crushed
the
sandwich
at
the
bottom
of
her
backpack
.
•
The
recycling
machine
crushes
old
cars
into
neat
metal
cubes
.
The
recycling
machine
crushes
old
cars
into
neat
metal
cubes
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
cruiss-
,
stem
of
cruissir
“
to
smash
or
break
”,
probably
of
Germanic
origin
.
noun
-
crush
,
crushes
a
strong
but
usually
short-lived
feeling
of
romantic
attraction
toward
someone
•
Sophie
had
a
huge
crush
on
her
guitar
teacher
.
Sophie
had
a
huge
crush
on
her
guitar
teacher
.
•
He
finally
told
his
best
friend
about
his
secret
crush
.
He
finally
told
his
best
friend
about
his
secret
crush
.
Figurative
use
of
the
verb
“
crush
”,
first
recorded
in
late
1800s
,
comparing
intense
feelings
to
being
physically
squeezed
.
verb
-
crush
,
crushing
,
crushes
,
crushed
to
defeat
,
overpower
,
or
end
something
completely
,
especially
an
opponent
or
hope
•
Our
basketball
team
crushed
the
rivals
92–45
.
Our
basketball
team
crushed
the
rivals
92–45
.
•
The
rebellion
was
crushed
within
days
by
government
forces
.
The
rebellion
was
crushed
within
days
by
government
forces
.
Extension
of
physical
sense
of
"
crush
"
to
abstract
defeat
,
recorded
since
the
15th
century
.
noun
-
crush
,
crushes
an
extremely
crowded
situation
where
movement
is
difficult
•
There
was
a
terrible
crush
of
fans
at
the
stadium
gates
.
There
was
a
terrible
crush
of
fans
at
the
stadium
gates
.
•
We
fought
our
way
through
the
holiday
shopping
crush
at
the
mall
.
We
fought
our
way
through
the
holiday
shopping
crush
at
the
mall
.
From
the
physical
sense
of
being
pressed
together
,
first
applied
to
crowds
in
the
18th
century
.
