Crush

v. t. [imp. & p. p. CRUSHED (krŭsht); p. pr. & vb. n. CRUSHING.] [Sw. krossa, to crush, Icel. krassa, to grind, L. Lat. cruscire, to break with a crash. Cf. CRASH and CRAZE.]

1Sense 1. To press and bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts of.

For drink the grape She crushes. Milton.

2Sense 2. To overwhelm by pressure; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.

Vain is the force of man, and heaven's as vain, To crush the pillars which the pile sustain. Dryden. Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. Bryant.

3Sense 3. To overcome completely; to subdue totally; to put down; to ruin. “Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels.” W. Scott.

To crush a cup of wine, to finish it.—To crush out. (a.) To force or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes. (b.) To completely overcome or destroy.

n. 1. A violent collision or compression; a destructive fall; a crash. Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. Addison. 2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd.