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crush
Pronunciation: (krush), [key]—
v.t.
1. to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
2. to squeeze or pound into small fragments or particles, as ore, stone, etc.
3. to force out by pressing or squeezing; extract:
to crush cottonseeds in order to produce oil.
4. to rumple; wrinkle; crease.
5. to smooth or flatten by pressure:
to crush leather.
6. to hug or embrace forcibly or strongly:
He crushed her in his arms.
7. to destroy, subdue, or suppress utterly:
to crush a revolt.
8. to overwhelm with confusion, chagrin, or humiliation, as by argumentation or a slighting action or remark; squelch.
9. to oppress grievously.
10. Archaic.to finish drinking (wine, ale, etc.).
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v.i.
1. to become crushed.
2. to advance with crushing; press or crowd forcibly.
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n.
1. the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
2. a great crowd:
a crush of shoppers.
3. Informal.
a. an intense but usually short-lived infatuation.
b. the object of such an infatuation:
Who is your latest crush? Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
