crush

[ kruhsh ]
/ krʌʃ /

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to become crushed.
to advance with crushing; press or crowd forcibly.

noun

Origin of crush

1300–50; Middle English crus-chen < Middle French cruisir < Germanic; compare Old Swedish krusa, krosa, Middle Low German krossen to crush

SYNONYMS FOR crush

1 crumple, rumple.
2 pulverize, powder, mash, crumble.
7 quell, overcome, quash.

synonym study for crush

2. See break.

OTHER WORDS FROM crush

Words nearby crush

crus of penis, crusade, crusades, crusado, cruse, crush, crush bar, crush barrier, crush syndrome, crush-resistant, crushed velvet

Example sentences from the Web for crushable

  • I dont think, she added, that Im really as crushable as you.

    The Two Magics |Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for crushable (1 of 2)

crush 1
/ (krʌʃ) /

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of crush

crushable, adjective crushability, noun crusher, noun

Word Origin for crush

C14: from Old French croissir, of Germanic origin; compare Gothic kriustan to gnash; see crunch

British Dictionary definitions for crushable (2 of 2)

crush 2
/ (krʌʃ) /

noun

vet science a construction designed to confine and limit the movement of an animal, esp a large or dangerous animal, for examination or to perform a procedure on it

Idioms and Phrases with crushable

crush

see have a crush on.