crush
kruhsh
- n leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
- n a dense crowd of people
- n temporary love of an adolescent
- n the act of crushing
- v come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- v to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
crush an aluminum can - v come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- v break into small pieces
The car crushed the toy - v humiliate or depress completely
She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation - v crush or bruise
- v make ineffective
- v become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
The plastic bottle crushed against the wall
- As Nicholas, the rising star, emerged from the stage door, there was a crush to get his autograph.
- Gary crushed Tim in the finals of the Grand Slam championship, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0.
- As the dictator crushed the uprising with a heavy hand, the cities and towns were left littered with blood and gore.