1. to press or squeeze something so hard that it breaks or is damaged
2. to defeat someone or something completely
3. to make someone feel very sad or disappointed

1. a crowd of people pressed close together
2. a strong feeling of romantic attraction to someone
Usage: informal

Examples

• Be careful not to crush the eggs in the bag.
• The army crushed the rebellion quickly.
• The news of her failure crushed her spirits.
• There was a crush of people at the concert entrance.
• He had a crush on his teacher in high school.
• The machine can crush aluminum cans for recycling.
• Our team was crushed in the championship game.