Synonyms for
Crush
Definition
To press something with force so that it is damaged or destroyed.
Synonyms & similar words
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Common collocations
- crush underfoot
- crush to death
- crush a can
- crush a revolt
- crush a dream
- crush the opposition
- crush the competition
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Usage note
Can refer to physical destruction or the act of defeating someone or something. In romantic contexts, 'have a crush on' implies a strong, often unrequited, infatuation.
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Example sentences
- I will crush the grapes to make juice.
- The heavy box will crush the small toy.
- The car was crushed in the accident.
- The machine can crush rocks into small pieces.
- She had a crush on her teacher.
Quotes
Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning, a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable. - Bruce Lee
Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light. - Dylan Thomas
There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends. - Homer