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crush

noun
  1. the act of crushing
    crunchcompaction
  2. temporary love of an adolescent
    infatuationpuppy lovecalf love
  3. a dense crowd of people
    press
  4. leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
    crushed leather
verb
  1. to break into small pieces
    “The car crushed the toy.”
  2. to become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
    “The plastic bottle crushed against the wall.”
  3. to come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
    beat
  4. to destroy by smashing or bruising
    “The fruit was crushed when a delivery truck backed over the crate it was in.”
    jam
  5. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
    “crush an aluminum can”
    squeeze
  6. to humiliate or depress completely
    “I was crushed by their refusal of my invitation.”
    smashdemolish
  7. to come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
    suppressoppress