to crush

Определение to crush в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: pulverize; A violent crowding; To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force
an eggshell crushes easily.; 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
Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, crushed, broken or cut. --Lev. xxii.; A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin; Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception; A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling; A party, festive function
Two months ago I went to a crush at Lady Brandon's.; A crowd control barrier; To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute
With a wild scream he was upon her, tearing a great piece from her side with his mighty teeth, and striking her viciously upon her head and shoulders with a broken tree limb until her skull was crushed to a jelly.; {n} a crash, a falling down, violence, force; {v} to squeeze, bruise, dispirit, subdue, ruin; become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"; To crush out; the act of crushing a dense crowd of people break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"; To mash food or bruise leaves of fresh herbs to release flavors; to press or squeeze with force so that something is broken, hurt, or put out of shape; crush or bruise; "jam a toe"; {f} smash, break into small pieces; squeeze hard; defeat, destroy; humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"; leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated; the act of crushing a dense crowd of people break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy" become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall" humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her; Process of crushing and destemming wine grapes just prior to fermentation It may also relate to the harvest period in wine country; A short-lived and unrequited love or infatuation; the object of this infatuation; A procedure used to break grain in to small pieces while maintaining the integrity of the barley husk; Press or squeeze with a force that deforms or destroys, as in to break in compression; 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; 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"; A chute or corridor in a cattle yard; To overcome completely; to subdue totally; the act of crushing; humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her; come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"; make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"; Harvest season when the grapes are picked and crushed; To oppress or burden grievously; In chewing, the action created by the forces between opposing teeth, acting in a direction that is close to perpendicular to the plane of contact; To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces. Andrew crushed his empty can Peel and crush the garlic. crushed ice; Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception; Breaking the grape skins prior to pressing or fermentation and the season of the year when this occurs; To feel infatuation with or unrequited love for; temporary love of an adolescent; To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz; If you are crushed against someone or something, you are pushed or pressed against them. We were at the front, crushed against the stage; To press into very fine particles; {i} great crowd; act of crushing; act of being crushed; intense infatuation; A crush 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 crush; If you have a crush on someone, you are in love with them but do not have a relationship with them. She had a crush on you, you know; To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily; Either, when the mallet strikes a ball which is in contact with a hoop or peg and the direction of aim is not away from the hoop or peg, or when a ball is hit predominantly downwards into the ground in a stroke; to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"; If you are crushed by something, it upsets you a great deal. Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it. = devastate; To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight; The time during harvest season when the grapes are picked and crushed; break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"; Press with garlic press, side of knife, or mallet to release the juice of an ingredient; To crush 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 crush the uprising. + crushing crush·ing the violent crushing of anti-government demonstrations; a dense crowd of people