CRUSH as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of crushing
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • temporary love of an adolescent
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a dense crowd of people
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

CRUSH as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • break into small pieces
    Usage Example(s)
    • The car crushed the toy
    Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
    Usage Example(s)
    • The plastic bottle crushed against the wall
    Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
    • We beat the competition
    • Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
    Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  4. Meaning
    • make ineffective
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination
    Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • crush or bruise
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • jam a toe
    Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • crush an aluminum can
    • squeeze a lemon
    Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • humiliate or depress completely
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
    • The death of her son smashed her
    Hypernyms(s) crush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • come down on or keep down by unjust use of one’’s authority
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The government oppresses political activists
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s)