1.To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes. "Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut." "The ass... thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall."
2.To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.
3.To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight. "To crush the pillars which the pile sustain." "Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again."
4.To oppress or burden grievously. "Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway."
5.To overcome completely; to subdue totally. "Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels."
6.To subdue or overwhelm (a person) by argument or a cutting remark; to cause (a person) to feel chagrin or humiliation; to squelch.
To crush out. (a)To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes.
(b)To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress.
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