crush

Pronunciation: /kɹʌʃ/

The English word “crush” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
A violent crowding.
A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
A group or gang.
A crowd control barrier.
A drink made by squeezing the juice out of fruit.
An infatuation with somebody one is not dating.
The human object of such infatuation or affection.
A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.
A party or festive function.
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.
A paraphilia involving arousal from seeing things destroyed by crushing.

verb

To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.
To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
To do impressively well at (sports events; performances; interviews; etc.).
To oppress or grievously burden.
To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

Etymology

From Middle English cruschen (“to crush, smash, squeeze, squash”), from Old French croissir (“to crush”), from Late Latin *crusciō (“to crush”), from Frankish *krustijan (“to crush, squeeze, squash”), from Proto-Germanic *kreustaną (“to crush, grind, strike, smash”). Cognate with Middle Low German tôkrosten (“to crush, shatter”), Swedish krysta (“to squeeze”), Danish kryste (“to squash”),…

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