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Word: Crush
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: from Old French cruissir, ‘gnash (teeth) or crack’, of unknown origin
krʌʃ
compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape
Short Definition:deform or force inwards by compressing
Examples:- the front of his car was crushed in the collision
- you can crush a pill between two spoons
- a labourer was crushed to death by a lorry
violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)
Short Definition:subdue opposition
Examples:- the king crushed the rebellion
make (someone) feel overwhelmingly disappointed or embarrassed
Short Definition:greatly embarrass or disappoint
Examples:- I was crushed—was I not good enough?
Word: Crush
Speech Type: Noun
krʌʃ
a crowd of people pressed closely together
Short Definition:crowd of people
Examples:- a number of youngsters fainted in the crush
a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable
Short Definition:infatuation
Examples:- she did have a crush on Dr Russell
a drink made from the juice of pressed fruit
Short Definition:fruit drink
Examples:- lemon crush
a fenced passage with one narrow end, used for handling cattle or sheep.
Short Definition:pen for cattle or sheep
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