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To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze,
so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to
force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes. |
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To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to
comminute; as, to crush quartz. |
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To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force
down, as by an incumbent weight. |
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To oppress or burden grievously. |
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To overcome completely; to subdue totally. |
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To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a
smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes
easily. |
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A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction;
ruin. |
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Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced
uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a peception. |
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