(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
To ~ something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
Andrew ~ed his empty can...
Peel and ~ the garlic.
...~ed ice.
VERB: V n, V n, V-ed
2.
To ~ a protest or movement, or a group of opponents, means to defeat it completely, usually by force.
The military operation was the first step in a plan to ~ the uprising.
VERB: V n
~ing
...the violent ~ing of anti-government demonstrations.
N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n
3.
If you are ~ed by something, it upsets you a great deal.
Listen to criticism but don’t be ~ed by it.
= devastate
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
4.
If you are ~ed against someone or something, you are pushed or pressed against them.
We were at the front, ~ed against the stage.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed prep
5.
A ~ is a crowd of people close together, in which it is difficult to move.
Franklin and his thirteen-year-old son somehow got separated in the ~...
N-COUNT: usu sing
6.
If you have a ~ on someone, you are in love with them but do not have a relationship with them. (INFORMAL)
She had a ~ on you, you know...
N-COUNT: usu N on n