crushes

/ˈkɹʌʃɪz/

noun

1
A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
2
Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
3
A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
“a crush at a reception”
4
A violent crowding.
5
A crowd control barrier.
6
A drink made by squeezing the juice out of fruit.
7
An infatuation with somebody one is not dating.
“I've had a huge crush on her since we met many years ago.”
8
A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.
9
A party or festive function.
10
The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season when this process takes place.

1
To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass.
“to crush grapes”
2
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding
“to crush quartz”
3
To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
“After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections”
4
To oppress or grievously burden.
5
To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
“The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.”
6
To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force
“an eggshell crushes easily”
7
To feel infatuation or unrequited love.
“She's crushing on him.”
8
To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.

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