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.
How common is "crush"?
Word crush is considered uncommon in modern English. It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
Definitions
noun
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.
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verb
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.
