Word Meaning

crush definition and meaning

v. t. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes.
v. t. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.
v. t. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.
v. t. To oppress or burden grievously.
v. t. To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
v. i. To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily.
n. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
n. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a peception.

Crossword clues for crush

- Crowd
- Crowd pushed closely together
- Defeat or humiliate utterly
- object of an infatuation like a film star
- Overwhelm
- Press (grapes)
- Squash
- step on
- Subdue completely
- Subdue forcibly
- Suppress fleeting infatuation
- Twist