crush

crush1 [ krʌʃ ] verb **

1. ) transitive to hit or press something so hard that you damage it severely or destroy it, especially by making its shape flatter:

The front of the car was completely crushed in the accident.

a ) to injure or kill someone by crushing them:

crush someone to death: Two of the firefighters were crushed to death when a beam fell on them.

b ) to press something so hard that it breaks into very small pieces:

Chop the onion and crush the garlic.

The drink is served over crushed ice.

2. ) transitive to completely defeat someone who is opposing you, especially by using force or violence:

Any anti-government protest was swiftly crushed.

a ) to easily defeat someone who is competing against you

3. ) transitive usually passive to make someone feel disappointed, embarrassed, or upset:

I was crushed that I wasn't invited.

4. ) intransitive or transitive if you crush something such as cloth, or it crushes, it becomes covered with small messy folds:

She refused to sit down in case she crushed her dress.

crush

crush 2 [ krʌʃ ] noun count

1. ) INFORMAL a feeling of love and admiration for someone, often someone you know you cannot have a relationship with:

It wasn't really love, just a schoolgirl crush.

have a crush on someone: I had the biggest crush on Joe all through high school.

2. ) singular a crowd of people all extremely close together in an area that is too small for them:

We were scared we'd lose them in the crush.

a crush of reporters