Meaning & use

crush

noun·Everyday

A strong but usually brief feeling of romantic attraction toward someone, especially common among young people.

See it in a sentence

He had a crush on his classmate for most of the school year.

Talking to her crush at the party made her unexpectedly nervous.

A note on using this word

As a verb, "crush" means to press something with great force until it is damaged, a very different, more literal sense of the word.

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To press or squeeze something so hard that it is damaged, deformed, or destroyed.

The falling branch crushed the parked car's windshield.

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