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Crush v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crushed p. pr. & vb. n. 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. --Lev. xxii. 24.
The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. --Num. xxii. 25.
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. --Dryden.
Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. --Bryant.
4. To oppress or burden grievously.
Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway. --Deut. xxviii. 33.
5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. --Sir. W. Scott.
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.
crushed
adj 1: treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance;
"crushed velvet"
2: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought
low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" [syn: broken,
humbled, humiliated, low]
3: broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or
stone; "paved with crushed bluestone"; "ground glass is
used as an abrasive" [syn: ground]