Sekirov Dictionary

crush

/kɹʌʃ/

verb 10
noun 14
forms 6
phrases 3

verb10

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to push hard on something from above or from both sides so that it goes flat or falls to pieces
- to crush grapes
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To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.
- an eggshell crushes easily
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To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
- The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.
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(figurative) To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
- After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections
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To feel infatuation or unrequited love.
- She's crushing on him.
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.
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(informal, figurative) To do impressively well at (sports events; performances; interviews; etc.).
- They had a gig recently at Madison Square—totally crushed it!
To oppress or grievously burden.
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To make certain colors so similar as to be hard to distinguish, either as a deliberate effect or as a limitation of a display.
- My old TV set crushes the blacks when the brightness is lowered.
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To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.
- He frames his subject in distant close-ups (we feel the distance, due mostly to the crushed perspective brought about by the telephoto lens). — 2003

noun14

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
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(informal) An infatuation with somebody one is not dating.
- I've had a huge crush on her since we met many years ago.
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(informal) The human object of such infatuation or affection.
- He took his crush out for dinner.
Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
A violent crowding.
A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
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A drink made by squeezing the juice out of fruit.
- "Look," said Crabbe, warm orange crush in his hand. — 1958
A crowd control barrier.
A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.
(Australia) The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season when this process takes place.
The situation where certain colors are so similar as to be hard to distinguish, either as a deliberate effect or as a limitation of a display.
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(old-fashioned) A party or festive function.
- Two months ago I went to a crush at Lady Brandon's. — 1891
(slang) A group or gang.
A paraphilia involving arousal from seeing things destroyed by crushing.

forms

crushed · crusht · crushing · crushes · crusheth · crushest

Phrases with crush

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