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crush

/kɹʌʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Crush means: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.

Synonyms for crush26

noun, as in temporary love of an adolescent

puppy love, calf love, infatuation

noun, as in a dense crowd of people

jam, press

noun, as in the act of crushing

crunch, compaction

noun, as in leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

crushed leather

verb, as in come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

beat, beat out, shell, trounce, vanquish, outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, circumvent

verb, as in to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

squash, squelch, mash, squeeze

verb, as in come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

oppress, suppress

verb, as in humiliate or depress completely

smash

verb, as in crush or bruise

jam

verb, as in make ineffective

break down

What does crush mean?12

verb

1

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict“Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship”

2

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition“crush an aluminum can”

3

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority“The government oppresses political activists”

4

humiliate or depress completely“She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation”

5

crush or bruise“jam a toe”

6

make ineffective“Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination”

7

break into small pieces“The car crushed the toy”

8

become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure“The plastic bottle crushed against the wall”

noun

1

temporary love of an adolescent

2

a dense crowd of people

3

the act of crushing

4

leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with crush?9

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Crush in a sentence

  • Coincidentally, all of us had a crush on the same girl.Amastan
  • Your friends have noticed it too, and they tease you about your crush.Nuel
  • You've got a crush on her, don't you?Hybrid
  • You have a crush on him, don't you?Hybrid
  • You used to have a crush on me, didn't you?CK
  • You've got a crush on him, don't you?Hybrid
  • It's normal to experience workplace crushes, but remember to stay professional.frpzzd
  • Crush the can before you throw it away.Source_VOA

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of crush

as a noun

plural
crushes

as a verb

past tense
crushed
present participle
crushing
third-person singular
crushes