1. crush - noun
· leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
Synonym(s): crushed_leather
Hypernym(s): leather
2. crush - noun
· a dense crowd of people
Hypernym(s): crowd
3. crush - noun
· temporary love of an adolescent
Synonym(s): puppy_love, calf_love, infatuation
Hypernym(s): love
4. crush - noun
· the act of crushing
Synonym(s): crunch, compaction
Hypernym(s): compression, compressing
5. crush - verb
· come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
6. crush - verb
· to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
Synonym(s): squash, squelch, mash, squeeze
Hypernym(s): press
7. crush - verb
· come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
Synonym(s): beat, beat_out, shell, trounce, vanquish
Hypernym(s): get_the_better_of, overcome, defeat
8. crush - verb
· break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
Hypernym(s): break_up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
9. crush - verb
· humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
Synonym(s): smash
Hypernym(s): humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
10. crush - verb
· crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
Synonym(s): jam
11. crush - verb
· make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
Synonym(s): break_down
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
12. crush - verb
· become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"
Hypernym(s): break, separate, split_up, fall_apart, come_apart
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