v.
- deform, pulverize, or push inwards by compressing forcefully.
- violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion).
- make (someone) feel great disappointment or embarrassment.
n.
- a crowd of people pressed closely together.
- informal an intense infatuation.
▸a person that one is infatuated with.
- a drink made from the juice of pressed fruit.
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(also crush pen)
a fenced passage with one narrow end used for handling cattle or sheep.
Derivative
- crushable adj.
- crusher n.
- crushing adj.
- crushingly adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. cruissir, ‘gnash teeth, crack’.