krʌʃ v. & n. --v.tr. 1
compress with force or
violence, so as to break,
bruise, etc. 2
reduce to
powder by
pressure. 3 crease or
crumple by
rough handling. 4
defeat or
subdue completely (crushed by my reply). --n. 1 an
act of crushing. 2 a crowded mass of
people. 3 a
drink made from the juice of crushed
fruit. 4 colloq. a (usu. foll. by on) a (usu. passing) infatuation. b the
object of an infatuation (who's the latest crush?). øcrush bar a
place in a
theatre for audiences to
buy drinks in the intervals. crush
barrier a barrier,
esp. a
temporary one, for restraining a
crowd. øøcrushable adj. crusher n. crushingly adv. [ME f. AF crussir, corussier, OF croissir, cruissir,
gnash (teeth),
crack, f. Rmc]