crush /krush/

1. To press or squeeze so as to squash, deform or break
2. To break into tiny fragments
3. To beat down or overwhelm
4. To subdue
5. To ruin

1. To become broken or crumpled under pressure
2. To have a crush or be infatuated with (with on)

1. A violent squeezing
2. A close crowd of persons or things
3. A drink made from fruit pulp or fruit juice
4. A narrowing passage into which cattle, etc are driven
5. An infatuation (with on), or its object (slang)

crushˈable adjective

crushed adjective

crushˈer noun

1. Someone who or something that crushes or subdues
2. A policeman (slang)

crushˈing adjective

crushˈingly adverb

crush bar noun

A bar in a theatre for selling drinks in the intervals of a play, etc

crush barrier noun

A barrier erected to restrain a crowd and prevent crushing

crushed strawberry noun

The pinky colour of strawberries that have been crushed (also adjective)

crush hat noun

A collapsible opera hat

crush room noun

A room where an audience may promenade during the intervals of the entertainment

crush syndrome noun

A medical condition in which traumatic damage to a large amount of body muscle impairs the functioning of the kidneys and may lead to kidney failure

crush a cup

1. To empty a cup
2. To quaff

• think long
• think much of
• think nothing of
• think nothing of it
• think on one's feet
• think out
• think outside the box
• think over
• think piece
• think pieces
• thinks
• think scorn of
• think shame
• think tank
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• think the world of
• think through
• think twice
• think up
• think well of
• think with
• thinly
• thinned
• thinner
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