crushcrush1 /krʌʃ/ ●●○ verb [transitive] 
1
to press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged: 
Crush two cloves of garlic. a car crushed by falling rocks Two workers were crushed to death when a building collapsed.THESAURUSpress, squash, mash, grind, squeeze, compress, compact► see thesaurus at press12to completely defeat someone or something, using severe methods: The uprising was crushed by the military.3crush somebody’s hopes/enthusiasm/confidence etc. to make someone lose all hope, confidence, etc. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French cruisir]
1 to press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged: Crush two cloves of garlic. a car crushed by falling rocks Two workers were crushed to death when a building collapsed.THESAURUSpress, squash, mash, grind, squeeze, compress, compact► see thesaurus at press12to completely defeat someone or something, using severe methods: The uprising was crushed by the military.3crush somebody’s hopes/enthusiasm/confidence etc. to make someone lose all hope, confidence, etc. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French cruisir]
