crush
/kɹʌʃ/ verb C2- To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass. · to crush grapes
- To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding. · to crush quartz
- To overwhelm by pressure or weight. · After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections
- To do impressively well at (sports events; performances; interviews; etc.). · They had a gig recently at Madison Square—totally crushed it!
- To oppress or grievously burden.
- To overcome completely; to subdue totally. · The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.
- To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force. · an eggshell crushes easily
- To feel infatuation or unrequited love. · She's crushing on him.
He/she/it crushes · Past crushed · Past participle crushed · -ing form crushing
Verb forms
- Base form
- crush
- He/she/it
- crushes
- Past
- crushed
- Past participle
- crushed
- -ing form
- crushing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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He bit off the tops of the eggs as fast as he could, taking care to crush the young cobras, and turned over the litter from time to time to see whether he had missed any.
He wisely resolved to be particularly careful that no sign of admiration should _now_ escape him--nothing that could elevate her with the hope of influencing his felicity; sensible that, if such an idea had been suggested, his behaviour during the last day must have material weight in confirming or crushing it.
There was no garret at all, and no cellar—except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path.
Toto did not approve of this new comrade at first, for he could not forget how nearly he had been crushed between the Lion’s great jaws.
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