Crush

krush, v.t. to break or bruise: to squeeze together: to beat down or overwhelm: to subdue: to ruin.— v.i. to become broken under pre ure.— n. a violet squeezing: a vast crowd of persons or things.— adj. Crushed , broken by pre ure: subdued: oppre ed.— ns. Crush′er , he who, or that which, crushes or subdues: ( slang ) a policeman; Crush′-hat , a hat so constructed as to collapse and become flat: an opera-hat.— adj. Crush′ing , bruising: overwhelming.— adv. Crush′ingly .— n. Crush′-room , a room in a theatre, ., where the audience may promenade during the intervals of the entertainment.— Crush a cup , to empty a cup: to quaff.— Crushed strawberry , of the colour of strawberries that have been crushed. [O. Fr. croi ir ; per. cog. with Mid. High Ger. krosen , to crunch.]