A crush is a strong liking or infatuation with someone, often but not always romantic.
You might feel like you have a crush on that cute guy in your class, and can't stop thinking about him when he's around. You might also have a secret crush on a celebrity you admire from afar. Sometimes people even confess to having a crush on their best friend, which can be a bit awkward but is often harmless. The point of having a crush is that it gives you butterflies in your stomach and makes you feel happy and excited whenever the object of your crush is near.
A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
Example: a crush at a reception
A violent crowding.
A crowd control barrier.
A drink made by squeezing the juice out of fruit.
An infatuation with somebody one is not dating.
Example: I've had a huge crush on her since we met many years ago.
A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.
A party or festive function.
The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season when this process takes place.
To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass.
Example: to crush grapes
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding
Example: to crush quartz
To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
Example: After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections
To oppress or grievously burden.
To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
Example: The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.
To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force
Example: an eggshell crushes easily
To feel infatuation or unrequited love.
Example: She's crushing on him.
To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.
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