compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape

the front of his car was crushed in the collision

you can crush a pill between two spoons

a labourer was crushed to death by a lorry

violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)

the king crushed the rebellion

make (someone) feel overwhelmingly disappointed or embarrassed

I was crushed—was I not good enough?

a crowd of people pressed closely together

a number of youngsters fainted in the crush

a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable

she did have a crush on Dr Russell

a drink made from the juice of pressed fruit

lemon crush

a fenced passage with one narrow end, used for handling cattle or sheep