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crush(2) (iou)



crush verb. ME.
[Anglo-Norman crussir, corussier, Old French croissir, cruissir gnash (the teeth), crash, crack, from Proto-Romance: ult. origin unkn.]
I.
verb trans. Compress forcibly so as to break, bruise, injure, or destroy. ME.
T. Herbert Some..cast themselves in the way and are crusht to death. L. Lee A man..crushed a glass like a nut between his hands.
b. Crumple or crease (a fabric, dress, etc.) by pressure or rough handling; give (a fabric etc.) a crumpled or crinkled finish (chiefly as crushed ppl adjective). L19.
Oxford English Dictionary Her bonnet and dress were all crushed. Belfast Telegraph Crushed velvet for curtains.
verb trans. Bruise, pound, break down into small pieces; reduce to powder, pulp, etc., by pressure. LME.
M. Donovan The apples had..been well crushed and pressed.
verb trans. Press or squeeze forcibly (against, into, out of, through, etc.); force out or out by pressing or squeezing. L16.
Shakespeare 1 Henry IV To crush our old limbs in ungentle steel. R. Chandler She bent to crush out her cigarette. R. Ellison I was crushed against a huge woman. R. Bradbury Wine was being crushed from under the grape-blooded feet of dancing vintners' daughters.
verb trans. fig. Break down the strength or power of; extinguish, stamp out (actions, feelings, etc.); subdue, overwhelm. L16.
Gibbon His enemies were crushed by his valour. E. J. Howard While she was with him, she was able to crush these feelings of guilt. C. Hampton The urban guerrilla movement was said to be crushed and finished.
verb trans. Drink, quaff, (a glass of wine, pot of ale, etc.). arch. L16.
Sir W. Scott You shall crush a cup of wine to the health of the Fathers of the city.
verb intrans. Become crushed. M18.
G. Macdonald I heard hailstones crush between my feet and the soft grass.
verb intrans. Advance or make one's way by pressing, squeezing, pushing, etc. M18.
J. T. Farrell He arose, crushed out to the aisle, walked to the exit.
verb intrans. Croquet. Touch with a mallet a ball that is in contact with a peg or hoop other than in playing it away (constituting a foul stroke). Chiefly as crushing verbal noun & ppl adjective. L19.
crushing stroke = CRUSH noun 7.
II.
verb trans. & intrans. Dash together with the sound of violent percussion; clash, crash. Chiefly as crushing verbal noun Only in LME.
crushable adjective able to be crushed, esp. without damage (earlier in UNCRUSHABLE) M19.
crushing ppl adjective that crushes; esp. overwhelming: L16.
crushingly adverb E19.