crush

1. v. t. 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. Source: opted

2. v. t. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz. Source: opted

3. v. t. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight. Source: opted

4. v. t. To oppress or burden grievously. Source: opted

5. v. t. To overcome completely; to subdue totally. Source: opted

6. 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. Source: opted

7. n. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin. Source: opted

8. n. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a peception. Source: opted

9. n. leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated Source: wordnet

10. n. a dense crowd of people Source: wordnet

11. n. temporary love of an adolescent Source: wordnet

12. n. the act of crushing Source: wordnet

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