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verb

Crush v. t. (past & past part. crushed; pres. part. crushing)

1.

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. "Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut." "The ass... thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall."

2.

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.

3.

To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight. "To crush the pillars which the pile sustain." "Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again."

4.

To oppress or burden grievously. "Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway."

5.

To overcome completely; to subdue totally. "Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels."

6.

To subdue or overwhelm (a person) by argument or a cutting remark; to cause (a person) to feel chagrin or humiliation; to squelch.

To crush a cup, to drink. (Obs.)

To crush out.

(a)

To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes.

(b)

To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress.

Crush 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.

adjective

crushed adj.

1.

Treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; of fabrics; as, crushed velvet.

2.

Utterly defeated.

Synonyms: subdued.

3.

Brought low in condition or status by confusion, humiliation, or severe disappointment.

Synonyms: broken, humbled, humiliated, low.

4.

Broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or stone. "Paved with crushed bluestone"

Synonyms: ground.

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Etymology of 'Crushed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Crushed" Quotes from Famous Books

... into the heart of the city. In their clumsy ignorance, and having no one of sufficient talent in mensuration, they had bungled sadly both in direction and length, and so had ended their burrow under this chamber of the captain of the gate. The great flagstone in its fall had, it appeared, crushed four of them to death, but these were little noticed or lamented. Life was to them a bauble of the slenderest price, and a horde of others pressed through the opening, lusting for the fight, and recking nothing of their risks ...

— The Lost Continent • C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne

... Loman crushed the paper angrily in his hand, and muttered a curse as he flung it into the fire. He felt little enough gratitude to Wren for describing him merely as resigned, and not, as was actually the case, dismissed. Yet, even in his wretchedness, there was an atom of relief ...

— The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's - A School Story • Talbot Baines Reed

... Salzburg that, although loving diminutives would always come naturally to the lips when speaking of Erica, she had in truth lost the extreme youthfulness of manner which had always characterized her. It had to a great extent been crushed out of her by the long months of wearing anxiety, and though she was often as merry and kittenish as ever her habitual manner was that of a strong, quick temperament kept in check. The restraint showed in ...

— We Two • Edna Lyall

... court of Saul was his cousin Abner, the son of the witch of En-dor. (83) He was a giant of extraordinary size. A wall measuring six ells in thickness could be moved more easily than one of Abner's feet. (84) David once chanced to get between the feet of Abner as he lay asleep, and he was almost crushed to death, when fortunately Abner moved them, and David made his escape. (85) Conscious of his vast strength he once cried out: "If only I could seize the earth at some point, I should be able to shake it." Even in the hour ...

— THE LEGENDS OF THE JEWS VOLUME IV BIBLE TIMES AND CHARACTERS - FROM THE EXODUS TO THE DEATH OF MOSES • BY LOUIS GINZBERG

... all crushed. The mother was killed. One of the passengers recognized her and the lady, and though you were stunned for a long while you came partly to, and called for your baby. So we brought it, and although you were not quite rational you were so happy ...

— The Girls at Mount Morris • Amanda Minnie Douglas

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