crush

/ˈkrəsh/

Middle English crusshen, from Anglo-French croissir, croistre, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German krossen to crush

verb

  1. to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure

  2. to squeeze together into a mass

  3. to reduce to particles by pounding or grinding

crush grapes

She crushed her clothes into a bag.

noun

  1. an intense and usually passing infatuation; also : the object of infatuation

  2. crowd, mob; especially : a crowd of people pressing against one another

  3. a crowding together (as of people)

have a crush on someone

crowd throng horde crush mob mean an assembled multitude. crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together. throng and horde suggest movement and pushing.

noun

  1. romantic feelings felt by a schoolgirl or by someone who is being compared to a schoolgirl