crush
A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
Other meanings
Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
A violent crowding.
Synonyms
- jam
- press
Related words
- crushee
- crushlike
- crushproof
- crushworthy
- noncrush
- crush depth
- crush hat
- crush load
- crush cage
- crush room
- girl crush
- man crush
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "croissir" (to crush).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “crush” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.