The noun crush has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) crushed leather, crush -- (leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated)
2. crush, jam, press -- (a dense crowd of people)
3. puppy love, calf love, crush, infatuation -- (temporary love of an adolescent)
4. crush, crunch, compaction -- (the act of crushing)
Overview of verb crush
The verb crush has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (4) oppress, suppress, crush -- (come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists")
2. (3) squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze -- (to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon")
3. (3) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish -- (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game")
4. (2) crush -- (break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy")
5. crush, smash, demolish -- (humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her")
6. jam, crush -- (crush or bruise; "jam a toe")
7. break down, crush -- (make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination")
8. crush -- (become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall")