Crush

/kɹʌʃ/ · noun

Meaning

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin..

Definitions by Sense

1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
2. Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
3. A violent crowding.
4. A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
5. (slang) A group or gang.
6. A crowd control barrier.
7. A drink made by squeezing the juice out of fruit.
8. (informal) An infatuation with somebody one is not dating.

Example Sentences

The more highly the injured part is endowed with sensory nerves the more marked is the shock; a crush of the hand, for example, is attended with a more intense degree of shock than a correspondingly severe crush of the foot

a crush at a reception

Then there was another set who called themselves the "Ragged Thirteen"; and the account says "they looked it." And, like most diggers, this "crush," to quote my authority, could handle the cards a bit.

"Look," said Crabbe, warm orange crush in his hand.

I've had a huge crush on her since we met many years ago.

How did you know cause I never told / But you found out / I've got a crush on you

And I needed to get my schoolgirl crush under control. There was no way Brín felt anything anywhere near what I felt for him. He saw me as a friend.

Two months ago I went to a crush at Lady Brandon's.

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• crushes
• crushing
• crushed

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