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Meaning
Noun
●
A
violent
collision
or
compression
; a
crash
;
destruction
; ruin.
●
Violent
pressure
,
as of
a
moving
crowd.
●
A
violent
crowding.
●
A
crowd
that
produces
uncomfortable
pressure.
●
A group or gang.
●
A
crowd control
barrier.
●
A
drink
made by
squeezing
the
juice
out of
fruit.
●
In People:
An
infatuation
with somebody one is not dating.
The human
object
of such
infatuation
or affection.
●
A
standing stock
or
cage
with
movable
sides
used to
restrain
livestock
for
safe
handling.
●
A
party
or
festive
function.
●
In Australian English:
The process of
crushing
cane
to
remove
the
raw
sugar
, or the
season
when this process
takes
place.
●
In Television:
The
situation
where certain
colors
are so
similar
as to
be
hard
to
distinguish
, either as a
deliberate
effect or as a
limitation
of a display.
●
In Sexuality:
A
paraphilia
involving
arousal
from
seeing things
destroyed
by crushing.
Verb
●
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 reduce to
fine
particles
by
pounding
or grinding.
●
To
overwhelm
by
pressure
or weight.
●
In People:
To do
impressively
well at (sports
events
;
performances
;
interviews
; etc.).
●
To
oppress
or
grievously
burden.
●
To
overcome
completely
; to
subdue
totally.
●
To be or become
broken down
or in, or
pressed
into a
smaller
volume
or area, by
external
weight
or force.
●
To feel
infatuation
or
unrequited
love.
●
In Film & Television:
To give a
compressed
or
foreshortened
appearance
to.
●
In Television:
To
make certain
colors
so
similar
as to
be
hard
to
distinguish
, either as a
deliberate
effect or as a
limitation
of a display.
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Origin
crush
English
cruschen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Squash
Comminute
Pulverize
Overtake
Pulverise
Kill
Ace
Lover
Stampede
Stomp
Related
Smash
Destroy
Kiss
Beat
Defeat
Tear
Shatter
Annihilate
Bite
Strangle
Obliterate
Unleash
Grind
Pummel
Break
Wreck
Fling
Smother
Attack
Overpower
Girlfriend
Conquer
Blow
Suffocate
Love
Decimate
Trounce
Damage
Suppress
Hug
Weaken
Pull
Remove
Ruin
Topple
Bury
Companion
Bruise
Blast
Crack
Rub
Bang
Chew
Melt
Boyfriend
Subdue
Shake
Lift
Rip
Burn
Mate
Invade
Romance
Wail
Hit
Boy
Love Interest
Melt Down
Love Affair
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Rhymes
Ush
Lush
Rush
Mush
Gush
Tush
Hush
Smush
Flush
Crush
Frush
Plush
Brush
Shush
Slush
Blush
Agush
Ablush
Aflush
Thrush
Gert Lush
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