crush

1 verb (T)

1 to press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged: His leg was crushed in the accident. | be crushed to death (=die by being crushed): Two people were crushed to death in the rush to escape.

2 to press something in order to break it into very small pieces, or into a powder: Crush two cloves of garlic.

3 crush a rebellion/uprising/revolt etc to use severe methods to stop people from fighting you or opposing you: The revolution was crushed within days.

4 crush sb's hopes/enthusiasm/confidence etc to make someone lose all hope, confidence etc

5 to make someone feel extremely upset or shocked: Sara was crushed by their insults.

crush up phrasal verb (I) BrE informal if people crush up, they fit into a small space by moving closer to each other: "Is there room for one more in your car?" "Yes, but you'll have to crush up." 2 noun

1 (singular) a crowd of people pressed so close together that it is difficult for them to move: There's always such a crush on the train in the mornings.

2 (C) an uncontrollable feeling of love for someone, especially that a young person has for someone older: have a crush on: Did you have a crush on one of your teachers when you were at school?

3 orange/lemon etc crush a drink made by crushing the juice out of a fruit