(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to
comminute; as, to crush quartz.
(v. t.) To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force
down, as by an incumbent weight.
(v. t.) To oppress or burden grievously.
(v. t.) To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
(v. i.) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a
smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes
easily.
(n.) A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction;
ruin.
(n.) Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced
uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a peception.
