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verb | noun crushcrush1 /krʌʃ/ ●●○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYcrush1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French cruisir VERB TABLEcrush |
| Present | I, you, we, they | crush | | he, she, it | crushes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | crushed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have crushed | | he, she, it | has crushed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had crushed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will crush | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have crushed |
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| Present | I | am crushing | | he, she, it | is crushing | | you, we, they | are crushing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was crushing | | you, we, they | were crushing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been crushing | | he, she, it | has been crushing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been crushing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be crushing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been crushing |
► crushed to death A zookeeper was crushed to death by a hippopotamus. ► crush resistance/opposition/a revolt etc. The military is determined to crush the student-led uprising. THESAURUSheavy weight► press to put pressure or weight on something to make it flat, crush it, etc.: The crop is then gathered and the grapes are pressed. ► squash to press something and damage it by making it flat: Put the tomatoes where they won’t get squashed. ► crush to press something very hard so that it is broken or destroyed: His leg was crushed between the car and the wall. ► mash to press fruit or cooked vegetables until they are soft and smooth: Mash the potatoes well. ► grind to press and cut something into small pieces or powder using a special machine: The flour used to be ground between these two circular stones. ► squeeze to press something from both sides, usually with your fingers: Squeeze the toothpaste tube from the bottom. ► pinch to press someone’s skin between your finger and thumb: Mom! Anna pinched me, and it really hurt! ► compress formal to press something so that it takes up less space: The pump compresses the air, forcing it through a tube into the tire. ► compact formal to press something together so that it becomes smaller or more solid: The machine compacts household trash. 1 PRESS HARD to press someone or something so hard that it breaks or is damaged: He crushed the milk carton and put it in the recycling bin. A zookeeper was crushed to death by a hippopotamus.► see thesaurus at press12BREAK INTO PIECES to press something in order to break it into very small pieces, or into a powder: Crush two cloves of garlic. crushed ice3DEFEAT to completely defeat someone or something that is fighting against you or opposes you: Seles crushed her opponent in yesterday’s match.crush resistance/opposition/a revolt etc. The military is determined to crush the student-led uprising.4SHOCK/UPSET to make someone feel extremely upset or shocked: He was crushed by his sister’s death.5crush somebody’s hopes/enthusiasm/confidence etc. to make someone lose all hope, confidence, etc.: Not getting their bonus checks has crushed the staff’s morale.6crush somebody to/against you literary to hold someone in your arms very tightly[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French cruisir] verb | noun crushcrush2 noun ► had a ... crush on Actually, I had a big crush on Mel Gibson. ► schoolgirl crush a silly schoolgirl crush 1[countable] a feeling of romantic love for someone, especially someone you do not know very well, used especially about feelings that young people have: Actually, I had a big crush on Mel Gibson. a silly schoolgirl crush2[singular] a crowd of people pressed so close together that it is difficult to move: the crush of holiday shoppers3[singular] a great amount or number of something: the crush of media attention |