crush

Definitions of crush in various dictionaries:

noun - leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

noun - a dense crowd of people

noun - temporary love of an adolescent

noun - the act of crushing

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

verb - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

verb - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

verb - break into small pieces

verb - humiliate or depress completely

verb - crush or bruise

verb - make ineffective

verb - become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure

To press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure.

To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.

To put down; subdue: crushed the rebellion.

To overwhelm or oppress severely: spirits that had been crushed by rejection and failure.

To crumple or rumple: crushed the freshly ironed shirt.

To hug, especially with great force.

To press upon, shove, or crowd.

To extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing: crush juice from a grape.

To drink; quaff.

To be or become crushed.

To proceed or move by crowding or pressing.

The act of crushing; extreme pressure.

The state of being crushed.

A great crowd: a crush of spectators.

A substance prepared by or as if by crushing, especially a fruit drink: orange crush.

Informal.

A usually temporary infatuation.

The object of such an infatuation.

A decisive or critical moment or situation.

The central meaning shared by these verb s is “to press forcefully so as to reduce to a pulpy mass”: crush rose geranium leaves; mashed the sweet potatoes; pulped raspberries through a sieve; smashing bamboo stems with a hammer; squash an egg under one’s foot.

verb - to press or squeeze out of shape