CRUSHES

/ˈkΙΉΚŒΚƒΙͺz/
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Definition

/ˈkΙΉΚŒΚƒΙͺz/
noun
  1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
  2. Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
  3. A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
    “a crush at a reception”
verb
  1. To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass.
    “to crush grapes”
  2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding
    “to crush quartz”
  3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
    “After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections”

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