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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Crush \Crush\ (kr[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crushed} (kr[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crushing}.] [OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw. krysta to squeeze, Dan. kryste, Icel. kreysta.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut. --Lev. xxii. 24. [1913 Webster] The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. --Num. xxii. 25. [1913 Webster] 2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz. [1913 Webster] 3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight. [1913 Webster] To crush the pillars which the pile sustain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. --Bryant. [1913 Webster] 4. To oppress or burden grievously. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway. --Deut. xxviii. 33. [1913 Webster] 5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally. [1913 Webster] Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. --Sir. W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 6. to subdue or overwhelm (a person) by argument or a cutting remark; to cause (a person) to feel chagrin or humiliation; to squelch. [PJC] {To crush a cup}, to drink. [Obs.] {To crush out}. (a) To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes. (b) To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Crush \Crush\ (kr[u^]sh), 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Crush \Crush\, n. 1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin. [1913 Webster] The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception. [1913 Webster] {Crush hat}, a hat which collapses, and can be carried under the arm, and when expanded is held in shape by springs; hence, any hat not injured by compressing. {Crush room}, a large room in a theater, opera house, etc., where the audience may promenade or converse during the intermissions; a foyer. [1913 Webster] Politics leave very little time for the bow window at White's in the day, or for the crush room of the opera at night. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: crush n 1: leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated [syn: {crushed leather}, {crush}] 2: a dense crowd of people [syn: {crush}, {jam}, {press}] 3: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: {puppy love}, {calf love}, {crush}, {infatuation}] 4: the act of crushing [syn: {crush}, {crunch}, {compaction}] v 1: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" [syn: {oppress}, {suppress}, {crush}] 2: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: {squash}, {crush}, {squelch}, {mash}, {squeeze}] 3: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: {beat}, {beat out}, {crush}, {shell}, {trounce}, {vanquish}] 4: break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy" 5: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" [syn: {crush}, {smash}, {demolish}] 6: crush or bruise; "jam a toe" [syn: {jam}, {crush}] 7: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination" [syn: {break down}, {crush}] 8: become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"