crushes

/ˈkɹʌʃɪz/

noun

  1. 1

    A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

  2. 2

    Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.

  3. 3

    A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.

    a crush at a reception
  4. 4

    A violent crowding.

  5. 5

    A crowd control barrier.

  6. 6

    A drink made by squeezing the juice out of fruit.

  7. 7

    An infatuation with somebody one is not dating.

    I've had a huge crush on her since we met many years ago.
  8. 8

    A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.

  9. 9

    A party or festive function.

  10. 10

    The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season when this process takes place.

verb

  1. 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. 2

    To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding

    to crush quartz
  3. 3

    To overwhelm by pressure or weight.

    After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections
  4. 4

    To oppress or grievously burden.

  5. 5

    To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

    The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.
  6. 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. 7

    To feel infatuation or unrequited love.

    She's crushing on him.
  8. 8

    To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.

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