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Crush

To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily.

To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.

To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes.

Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a peception.

To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

To oppress or burden grievously.

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.

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

Synonyms :

Crowd, Infatuation, Mash, Mashed, Mashing, Overwhelm, Overwhelmed, Overwhelming, Passion, Powder, Powdered, Powdering, Pulp, Pulped, Pulping, Quell, Quelled, Quelling, Squash, Squashed, Squashing

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