Crush Definition & Meaning

crush
noun
  1. leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
  2. a dense crowd of people
  3. temporary love of an adolescent
  4. the act of crushing
verb
  1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
  2. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
  3. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
  4. break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
  5. humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
  6. crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
  7. make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
  8. become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"

Synonyms for crush

beat adj

very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere

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compaction noun

an increase in the density of something the act of crushing

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crunch noun

the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path" a critical situation that

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infatuation noun

a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration temporary love of an adolescent an object of

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jam noun

preserve of crushed fruit informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix

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mash noun

a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water

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oppress verb

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

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press noun

the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger

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squash noun

any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits edible fruit of a

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squeeze noun

the act of gripping and pressing firmly

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"Crush" in song lyrics

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  • "just like you fearing god was my high school crush"
    2Mex — Falcon Gentle
  • "Nevertheless I get an occasional crush"
    A+ — Enjoy Yourself
  • "Lookin' so Cold Crush"
    Aceyalone — Five Feet

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Frequently asked questions

What does crush mean?
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated a dense crowd of people temporary love of an adolescent the act of crushing come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition
What part of speech is crush?
Crush is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does crush have?
Crush has 12 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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