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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crush \Crush\ (kr?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crushed} (kr?sht); p. pr & vb n. {Crushing}.] [OE. cruschen crousshen Of cruisir, croissir fr LL cruscire prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw krysta to squeeze, Dan. kryste Icel. kreysta.] 1. 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. Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut. --Lev. xxii. 24. The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. --Num. xxii. 25. 2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as to crush quartz. 3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down as by an incumbent weight. To crush the pillars which the pile sustain. --Dryden. Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again --Bryant. 4. To oppress or burden grievously. Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway. --Deut. xxviii. 33. 5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally. Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. --Sir. W. Scott. {To crush a cup}, to drink. [Obs.] {To crush out}. a To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes. b To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crush \Crush\ (kr?sh), 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crush \Crush\, n. 1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin. The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. --Addison. 2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as a crush at a peception. {Crush hat}, a hat which collapses, and can be carried under the arm, and when expanded is held in shape by springs; hence any hat not injured by compressing. {Crush room}, a large room in a theater, opera house, etc., where the audience may promenade or converse during the intermissions; a foyer. Politics leave very little time for the bow window at White's in the day or for the crush room of the opera at night. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: crush n 1: leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated [syn: {crushed leather}] 2: a dense crowd of people [syn: {jam}, {press}] 3: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: {puppy love}, {calf love}, {infatuation}] 4: the act of crushing [syn: {crunch}, {compaction}] v 1: come down on "The government oppresses political activists" [syn: {oppress}, {suppress}] 2: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: {squash}, {squelch}, {mash}, {squeeze}] 3: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in tennsi championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: {beat}, {beat out}, {trounce}, {vanquish}] 4: break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy" 5: crus or bruise; "jam a toe" [syn: {jam}] 6: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination" [syn: {break down}] 7: become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"
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