crush
To press between two hard objectsTo press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
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» Tom has a crush on Mary.
Том запал на Мэри. — shanghainese
Том підзапав на Мері. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
10 sensesTo press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
to crush grapes
дави́тьdavítʹ
дави́тиdavýty
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.
to crush quartz
zerdrücken
дроби́тьdrobítʹ, круши́тьkrušítʹ
(figuratively)To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections
разда́вливатьrazdávlivatʹ
(colloquial, figuratively)To do impressively well at (sports events; performances; interviews; etc.).
They had a gig recently at Madison Square—totally crushed it!
To oppress or grievously burden.
дави́тьdavítʹ
To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.
подавля́тьpodavljátʹ
humiliate or depress completely
(intransitive)To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.
an eggshell crushes easily
(intransitive, transitive)To feel infatuation or unrequited love.
She's crushing on him.
влюбля́тьсяvljubljátʹsja
To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.
(transitive)To make certain colors so similar as to be hard to distinguish, either as a deliberate effect or as a limitation of a display.
My old TV set crushes the blacks when the brightness is lowered.
Examples
518 sentencesTom has a crush on Mary.
Том підзапав на Мері. — deniko
ruТом запал на Мэри. — shanghainese
Tom had a crush on Mary.
Том колись западав на Мері. — deniko
ruТом запал на Мэри. — shanghainese
Tom had a major crush on Mary.
Том серйозно западав на Мері. — deniko
ruТом серьёзно увлёкся Мэри. — shanghainese
Tom has a bit of a crush on Mary.
Том трохи запав на Мері. — deniko
Tom had no idea that Mary had a crush on him.
Том поняття не мав, що Мері на нього запала. — deniko
Translations
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By meaning 5
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English cruschen (“to crush, smash, squeeze, squash”), from Old French croissiFrom Middle English cruschen (“to crush, smash, squeeze, squash”), from Old French croissir (“to crush”), from Late Latin *crusciō (“to crush”), from Frankish *krustijan (“to crush, squeeze, squash”), from Proto-Germanic *kreustaną (“to crush, grind, strike, smash”).
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Forms
crushes, crushing, crushed, crushedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
21 synonyms- humiliate or depress completely:smash
- make ineffective:break down
- crush or bruise:jam
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition:squashsquelchmashsqueeze
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict:beatbeat outshelltrouncevanquish
- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority:oppresssuppress
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
6 patterns- a crush on
- had a crush
- huge crush on
- a huge crush
- crush on her
- huge crush
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.