crush

verb

• 1deform, pulverize, or force inwards by compressing forcefully:you can crush a pill between two spoons he was crushed to death by a subway train (as adjective crushed)the crushed remains of a Ford Bronco
• crease or crumple (cloth or paper): (as adjective crushed)crushed trousers and a crumpled jacket

• 2(of a government or state) violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion):the government had taken elaborate precautions to crush any resistance

• 3bring about a feeling of overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment in (someone):his defeat crushed a lot of left-wing supporters (as adjective crushing)the news came as a crushing blow

• 4 (crush on) informal have a brief but intense infatuation for (someone):the girl I had been crushing on sat next to me

noun

• 1 [usually in singular] a crowd of people pressed closely together, especially in an enclosed space:a number of youngsters fainted in the crush

• 2 informal a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable or inappropriate:she did have a crush on Dr. Russell
• a person with whom someone is infatuated:it turns out she thought you were flirting with her crush

• 3a drink made from the juice of pressed fruit:lemon crush