noun Download 🔗Share A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin. Examples : "The sudden crushes of metal echoed through the junkyard as the car was flattened. " disaster action event outcome Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd. Examples : "The crushes at the entrance of the concert venue made it difficult for people to get inside safely. " mass disaster action group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure. Examples : "a crush at a reception" mass group situation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A violent crowding. Examples : "The crush of students in the hallway was so intense, it was difficult to move forward. " mass action disaster Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A crowd control barrier. Examples : "The security guards set up crushes along the parade route to keep the crowd from surging forward. " police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A drink made by squeezing the juice out of fruit. Examples : "At the summer picnic, we had lemonade, orange crushes, and water to drink. " fruit drink food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An infatuation with somebody one is not dating. Examples : "Maria has many crushes at school, but she's too shy to talk to any of them. " emotion human mind society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling. Examples : "The vet used the crushes to safely examine the cow's injured leg. " agriculture animal structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A party or festive function. Examples : "The family hosted several lively crushes during the holiday season, inviting friends and neighbors to share food and cheer. " entertainment festival culture event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season when this process takes place. Examples : "During the sugarcane crushes, the air near the mill is thick with the sweet smell of molasses. " agriculture process food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass. Examples : "to crush grapes" action material process mass physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding Examples : "to crush quartz" action process material substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To overwhelm by pressure or weight. Examples : "After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections" action physics mass disaster Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To overcome completely; to subdue totally. Examples : "The soccer team hopes their strong defense crushes the opponent's attack. " action achievement outcome war military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force Examples : "an eggshell crushes easily" action physics mass Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To feel infatuation or unrequited love. Examples : ""She secretly crushes on her classmate, but he doesn't know she exists." " emotion mind human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to. Examples : "The wide-angle lens crushes the distance between the buildings in the photograph, making them seem much closer together than they actually are. " appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading