crush (
http://definr.com/crush)
n 1: leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated [syn: {crushed
leather}]
2: a dense crowd of people [syn:
jam,
press]
3: temporary love of an adolescent [syn:
puppy love, {calf
love},
infatuation]
4: the act of crushing [syn:
crunch,
compaction]
v 1: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority;
"The government oppresses political activists" [syn:
oppress,
suppress]
2: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
[syn:
squash,
squelch,
mash,
squeeze]
3: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi
beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the
competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football
game" [syn:
beat,
beat out,
trounce,
vanquish]
4: break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
5: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his
refusal of her invitation" [syn:
demolish]
6: crush or bruise; "jam a toe" [syn:
jam]
7: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down
racial discrimination" [syn:
break down]
8: become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The
plastic bottle crushed against the wall"