crush
crush · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A brief but intense infatuation with someone.
- 2.
To compress or squeeze with force so as to break, damage, or deform.
- 3.
A crowd of people pressed closely together.
- 4.
To defeat someone completely.
- 5.
A drink made from the juice of pressed fruit.
- 6.
To cause overwhelming disappointment or distress.
Forms
plural: crushes
Phrases & expressions
- •have a crush on — to be infatuated with
- •crush it — to succeed impressively
- •crushing blow — a devastating setback
- •crushed velvet — fabric with a wrinkled appearance
Related words
Etymology
From Old French croissir meaning "to gnash, crash, break," possibly of Germanic origin.