CRUSH

I. verb Etymology: Middle English crusshen, from Anglo-French croissir, croistre, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German krossen to ~ Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure , to squeeze together into a mass, hug , embrace , to reduce to particles by pounding or grinding , 4. to suppress or overwhelm as if by pressure or weight, to oppress or burden grievously , to subdue completely , crowd , push , drink , intransitive verb crash , to become ~ed, to advance with or as if with ~ing, ~able adjective ~er noun ~ingly adverb II. noun Date: 1599 an act of ~ing, the quantity of material ~ed, 3. a crowding together (as of people), crowd , mob , an intense and usually passing infatuation , see: crowd ~proof adjective