crush

English

/kɹʌʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
  • Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
  • A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
  • A violent crowding.
  • A crowd control barrier.
  • A drink made by squeezing the juice out of fruit.
  • (informal) An infatuation with somebody one is not dating.
  • A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.
  • (dated) A party or festive function.
  • (Australia) The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season when this process takes place.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English cruschen (smash, squeeze, squash, crush) derived from Old French croissir (crush) derived from Latin *cruscio derived from Frankish *krostjan (crush, squeeze, squash).

Origin

Frankish

*krostjan

Gloss

crush, squeeze, squash

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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