to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.

to squeeze or pound into small fragments or particles, as ore, stone, etc.

to force out by pressing or squeezing; extract

to crush cottonseeds in order to produce oil.

to rumple; wrinkle; crease.

to smooth or flatten by pressure

to crush leather.

to hug or embrace forcibly or strongly

He crushed her in his arms.

to destroy, subdue, or suppress utterly

to crush a revolt.

to overwhelm with confusion, chagrin, or humiliation, as by argumentation or a slighting action or remark; squelch.

to oppress grievously.

Archaic . to finish drinking (wine, ale, etc.).

to become crushed.

to advance with crushing; press or crowd forcibly.

the act of crushing; state of being crushed.

a great crowd

a crush of shoppers.

Informal .

an intense but usually short-lived infatuation.

the object of such an infatuation

Who is your latest crush?

noun

dislike , hate , hatred

verb

let go , release , uncompress , unwrinkle , lose , surrender , yield , build up , compliment , encourage , inspirit , praise

noun

drove , gathering , horde , huddle , jam , multitude , party , press , push , throng , tumult , beguin , desire , flame , love affair , passion , puppy love * , torch , flock , mass , mob , ruck , swarm

verb

beat , bray , break , bruise , buck , comminute , contriturate , contuse , crease , crowd , crumble , crunch , embrace , enfold , express , hug , jam , kablooey , mash , pound , powder , press , pulverize , push , romp , rumple , squash , squeeze , squish , total * , trample , tread , triturate , wrinkle , annihilate , bear down , blot out * , blow away , conquer , defeat , demolish , extinguish , force down , ice * , kill , obliterate , overcome , overpower , overwhelm , quelch , quell , reduce , ruin , squelch , stamp out * , strangle , subdue , subjugate , suppress , vanquish , wreck , abash , browbeat , chagrin , dispose of , dump , hurt , mortify , put away * , put down * , quash , shame , mush , pulp , granulate , grind , mill , choke off , put down , quench , drub , smash , steamroller , thrash , trounce , destroy , engulf , prostrate , compress , cram , crash , drove , force , infatuation , oppress , passion , repress , tamp , thwack