From Middle English cruschen (“to crush, smash, squeeze, squash”), from Old French croissir (“to crush”), from Late Latin *crusciō (“to crush”), from Frankish *krustijan (“to crush, squeeze, squash”), from Proto-Germanic *kreustaną (“to crush, grind, strike, smash”).
Cognate with Middle Low German tôkrosten (“to crush, shatter”), Swedish krysta (“to squeeze”), Danish kryste (“to squash”), Icelandic kreista (“to squeeze, squash”), Faroese kroysta (“to squeeze”), Gothic 𐌺𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (kriustan, “to gnash”). Akin also to Middle Dutch crosen (“to bruise, crush”), Middle Low German krossen, krö̂sen, tôkrö̂sen (“to break, shatter”), Old Swedish krusa (“to crush”).
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
The more highly the injured part is endowed with sensory nerves the more marked is the shock; a crush of the hand, for example, is attended with a more intense degree of shock than a correspondingly severe crush of the foot 1921, Alexis Thomson, Alexander Miles, Manual of Surgery:
(countable, uncountable) Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
(countable, uncountable) A violent crowding.
(countable, uncountable) A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure.
a crush at a reception
(countable, slang, uncountable) A group or gang.
Then there was another set who called themselves the "Ragged Thirteen"; and the account says "they looked it." And, like most diggers, this "crush," to quote my authority, could handle the cards a bit. 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 302:
(countable, uncountable) A crowd control barrier.
(countable, uncountable) A drink made by squeezing the juice out of fruit.
"Look," said Crabbe, warm orange crush in his hand. 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 292:
(countable, informal, uncountable) An infatuation with somebody one is not dating.
And I needed to get my schoolgirl crush under control. There was no way Brín felt anything anywhere near what I felt for him. He saw me as a friend. 2019, Emma Lea, A Royal Enticement:
I've had a huge crush on her since we met many years ago.
How did you know cause I never told / But you found out / I've got a crush on you 1985, The Jets, “Crush on You”, in The Jets, performed by Aaron Lael Zigman and Jerry Knight:
(broadly, countable, informal, uncountable) An infatuation with somebody one is not dating. ▸ The human object of such infatuation or affection.
It had taken nine years from the evening that Truman first showed up with a pie plate at her mother's door, but his dogged perseverance eventually won him the hand of his boyhood Sunday school crush. 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:
He took his crush out for dinner.
(countable, uncountable) A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.
(countable, dated, uncountable) A party or festive function.
Two months ago I went to a crush at Lady Brandon's. 1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter 1, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC:
(Australia, countable, uncountable) The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season when this process takes place.
(uncountable) The situation where certain colors are so similar as to be hard to distinguish, either as a deliberate effect or as a limitation of a display.
black crush; white crush
(uncountable) A paraphilia involving arousal from seeing things destroyed by crushing.
Just as they say that marijuana leads to harder drugs, Gallegly is claiming that crush is a "gateway fetish"—a term I've never heard before. He claims that if someone starts with bugs they'll end up escalating to human babies in no time. 2000, Katharine Gates, Deviant Desires: Incredibly Strange Sex, page 137:
tl gusto (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · es flechazo (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · fr coup de cœur (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · da barrikade (crowd control barrier) · fi tungos (crowd which produces uncomfortable pressure) · sq pritë (crowd control barrier) · he הידלקות (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · fi mellakka-aita (crowd control barrier) · sq ngjesh (violent pressure, as of a crowd) · es enamoramiento (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · fr faible (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · de Zusammenprall (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · eo fulma enamiĝo (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · mk симпатија (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · it ressa (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · ko 호감 (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · fi puristus (violent pressure, as of a crowd) · sv trängsel (violent pressure, as of a crowd) · fi tungos (violent crowding) · it calca (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · pt colisão (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · sq ndesh (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · fi murskaus (process of crushing cane, or its season) · es chaladura (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · ka ჭყლეტა (violent pressure, as of a crowd) · da sammenstød (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · fr béguin (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · cmn 動心 /动心 (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · yi פֿאַרליבעניש (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · yi פֿאַרקאָכעניש (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · pl zauroczenie (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · sh simpatija (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · es aplastamiento (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · cmn 喜歡 /喜欢 (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · ru пы́лкая любо́вь (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · mi unuora (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · cmn 迷上 (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · ka გაჭყლეტვა (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · de Absperrung (crowd control barrier) · ja ときめき (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · nl dranghek (crowd control barrier) · fi tuho (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · pl sympatia (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · eo enamiĝo (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · pt crush (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · nl bevlieging (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · cmn 愛上 /爱上 (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · nl overrompeling (violent crowding) · de Kollision (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · pl crush (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · ka ჭყლეტვა (violent pressure, as of a crowd) · nl crush (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · bg увлечение (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · de Zerschmetterung (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · de Zerquetschung (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · pt fraquinho (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · fi murskaantuminen (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · es aplastamiento (violent pressure, as of a crowd) · it cotta (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · fr kick (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · aln njesh (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · fi murskaus (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · de Party (festive function) · da forelskelse (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · ru да́вка (violent pressure, as of a crowd) · bg смачкване (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · de Schwarm (the human object of such infatuation or affection) · de Polizeigitter (crowd control barrier) · fr barricade (crowd control barrier) · de Schwarm (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · cmn 白月光 (the human object of such infatuation or affection) · fi väentungos (violent crowding) · fi juhlat (festive function) · id gebetan (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · es aplastamiento (violent crowding) · sh zatreskanost (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · fr amourette (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · ru влюбленность (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · tl pagtingin (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · mk симпатија (the human object of such infatuation or affection) · fi törmäys (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · pt paixonite (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · ru разда́вливание (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · ka ჭყლეტვა (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · ru увлече́ние (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · cmn 暗戀 /暗恋 (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · crh taptamaq (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · nl stormloop (violent crowding) · sv förälskelse (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · fi ihastus (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · pt choque (violent collision or compression; crash; destruction; ruin) · cmn 迷戀 /迷恋 (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · cmn 迷住 (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited)) · es camote (love or infatuation or its object (often short-lived or unrequited))
From Middle English cruschen (“to crush, smash, squeeze, squash”), from Old French croissir (“to crush”), from Late Latin *crusciō (“to crush”), from Frankish *krustijan (“to crush, squeeze, squash”), from Proto-Germanic *kreustaną (“to crush, grind, strike, smash”).
Cognate with Middle Low German tôkrosten (“to crush, shatter”), Swedish krysta (“to squeeze”), Danish kryste (“to squash”), Icelandic kreista (“to squeeze, squash”), Faroese kroysta (“to squeeze”), Gothic 𐌺𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (kriustan, “to gnash”). Akin also to Middle Dutch crosen (“to bruise, crush”), Middle Low German krossen, krö̂sen, tôkrö̂sen (“to break, shatter”), Old Swedish krusa (“to crush”).
Meanings
To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
to crush grapes
Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut 1769, Benjamin Blayney, King James Bible, Leviticus 22:24:
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.
to crush quartz
With a wild scream he was upon her, tearing a great piece from her side with his mighty teeth, and striking her viciously upon her head and shoulders with a broken tree limb until her skull was crushed to a jelly. 1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as chapter 1, in Tarzan of the Apes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, June 1914, →OCLC:
(figuratively) To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections
We believe the invasion has reached its peak. The task remaining is to crush it. Our men are confident, the United Nations command is confident, that it will be crushed. 1950 September 1, Harry S. Truman, 2:02 from the start, in MP72-73 Korea and World Peace: President Truman Reports to the People, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:
A stunning performance from the Republic of Ireland all but sealed progress to Euro 2012 as they crushed nine-man Estonia 4-0 in the first leg of the qualifying play-off tie in A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn. 2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, in RTE Sport:
(colloquial, figuratively) To do impressively well at (sports events; performances; interviews; etc.).
They had a gig recently at Madison Square—totally crushed it!
To oppress or grievously burden.
To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
the prospect of the Duke's speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels 1814, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley:
The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.
(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.
an eggshell crushes easily
(intransitive, transitive) To feel infatuation or unrequited love.
And the one subject that I get an A plus in every time, is the ancient art of crushing. I crush, therefore I am. I've decided to share the benefit of my wisdom and after months of hopelessly lusting after Dylan, I've REALISED that there are twelve degrees of crushing from the slightly embarrassing things most girls will do to catch the eye of the heir to their heart, to the verging on ridiculous stunts you pull when you're in the grip of a passion that renders you powerless. 2013, Sarra Manning, Diary of a Crush: Kiss and Make Up, →ISBN:
... I could just let loose and be myself no holding back you know we just where to young kids in love, lust, crushing whatever you wanted to call it but we where living it up having fun when we where together the rest of the world didn't exist ... 2011, May'lon Miranda, Love Is Blind, →ISBN, page 58:
She's crushing on him.
"I respect your wiring," he explained, "but I'm crushing on you. And when I crush, I crush hard." He thought it would be better if we stopped seeing each other for a while. 2013, Shozan Jack Haubner, Zen Confidential: Confessions of a Wayward Monk, →ISBN, page 130:
Then walked in / The girl I'm crushin' / And the kid spilled juice / On my Mom's new cushion 2000, “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)”, performed by Aaron Carter:
To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.
He frames his subject in distant close-ups (we feel the distance, due mostly to the crushed perspective brought about by the telephoto lens). 2003, Michel Chion, The Films of Jacques Tati, page 78:
They realise that trajectories, space expansion and crushing are different with different lenses, whether wide angle or telephoto, and that actors' eyelines will be altered. 2010, Birgit Bräuchler, John Postill, Theorising Media and Practice, page 319:
(transitive) To make certain colors so similar as to be hard to distinguish, either as a deliberate effect or as a limitation of a display.
My old TV set crushes the blacks when the brightness is lowered.
el λιώνω (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · pt moer (to be or become broken down or in) · ro măcina (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · pl przytłoczyć (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · cs drtit (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · cmn 压 (to oppress or burden grievously) · fr écraser (to oppress or burden grievously) · gd pronn (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · no finknuse (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · fi rusentaa (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · gl pisar (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · fi musertua (to be or become broken down or in) · az doğramaq (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · ko 짓이기다 (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · gl asoballar (to oppress or burden grievously) · aln bluj (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · cs drtit (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · it sottomettere (to overcome completely) · da knuse (to oppress or burden grievously) · gl pisar (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · es triturar (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · wa språtchî (to overcome completely) · nl pletten (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · eo pisti (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · pl przytłaczać (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · gl esmagar (to oppress or burden grievously) · sq gri (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · de zerdrücken (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · fr piler (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · es escrachar (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · gd pronn (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · el συντρίβω (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · sco champ (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · eu zapaldu (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · th บด (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · nl verpletteren (to overcome completely) · pt pulverizar (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · gd pronn (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · fi olla pihkassa (to feel unrequited love) · eu estutu (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · cmn 粉碎 (to be or become broken down or in) · el συντρίβω (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · cmn 挤压 (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ru дави́ть (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · vi nghiền (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · nrf êcraser (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · qu chanqay (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · nl overweldigen (to overcome completely) · sa पिनष्टि (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · wa broyî (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · sv pulvrisera (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · ca triturar (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · fr concasser (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · mi whēke (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · no knuse (to oppress or burden grievously) · no knuse (to overcome completely) · fr écraser (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ro pulveriza (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · th ขยี้ (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · pl przytłoczyć (to oppress or burden grievously) · hy փշրել (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · sv krossa (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · pl rozgnieść (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · az əzmək (to overcome completely) · gl machucar (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · cmn 碾碎 (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · ba иҙеү (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · got 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · fr écrabouiller (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · km បុក (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · ms hancur (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · uk дави́ти (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · da finknuse (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · fi hienontaa (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · el συνθλίβω (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · eo dispremi (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ru круши́ть (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · es verse gravemente afectado por (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · eo disbati (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · es aplastar (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · da knuse (to overcome completely) · km គ្រញិច (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · vi đè (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · cmn 碎 (to be or become broken down or in) · pt vencer (to oppress or burden grievously) · eo enamiĝi (to feel unrequited love) · sv krossa (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · fi musertaa (to oppress or burden grievously) · cs rozbít se (to be or become broken down or in) · ee to (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · eo premegi (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · az əzmək (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · sq ngjesh (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · no sammentrykke (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · az ovmaq (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · fi jauhaa (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · ca esclafar (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · cs drtit (to oppress or burden grievously) · fr écrabouiller (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ar هَرَسَ (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · la pervinco (to overcome completely) · es majar (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · fi olla lätkässä (to feel unrequited love) · sq copto (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · wa spotchî (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · wa spotchî (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · pl skruszyć (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · bg смачквам (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · wa spotchî (to overcome completely) · ja 砕く (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ee tu (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · ru дроби́ть (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · es aplastar (to overcome completely) · wa spiyî (to be or become broken down or in) · fi murskata (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · es aplastar (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · el λιώνω (to overcome completely) · es allanar (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · bg съкрушавам (to overcome completely) · es destripar (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · nb knuse (to be or become broken down or in) · mi korotē (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ru разда́вливать (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · fi murskata (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · txb mäl- (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · it schiacciare (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ro strivi (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ga meil (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · nl vergruizelen (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · pl przytłaczać (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · pl przytłoczyć (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · mi kotē (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · nl vermorzelen (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · nrf êcraser (to oppress or burden grievously) · wa spotchî (to oppress or burden grievously) · fr broyer (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · sco pran (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · vi ép (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ms kisar (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · pl miażdżyć (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · it pigiare (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · fi olla ihastunut (to feel unrequited love) · sq ngjesh (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · ca xafar (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · fi murskata (to overcome completely) · gl picar (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · eo dispremi (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · tr ezmek (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · fi murskata (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · ms renyuk (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · uga 𐎉𐎈𐎐 (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · pt amassar (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · bg раздробявам (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · wa esse roed bleu sot (to feel unrequited love) · fr s'écraser (to be or become broken down or in) · fr avoir le béguin (to feel unrequited love) · es machacar (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · cmn 压倒 (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · pt esmigalhar (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · eo enamiĝeti (to feel unrequited love) · es aplanar (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · sa भनक्ति (to overcome completely) · bg смачквам (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · fr écraser (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · sq shtyp (to oppress or burden grievously) · ms remuk (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · cmn 迷恋 (to feel unrequited love) · pt dominar (to oppress or burden grievously) · eo mueli (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · he מחץ (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · nl verpletteren (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · fi musertaa (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · cmn 压碎 (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · da sammentrykke (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · fi musertaa (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ru влюбля́ться (to feel unrequited love) · pt triturar (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · it prendersi una cotta (to feel unrequited love) · da sammenpresse (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · nrf êcraser (to overcome completely) · nl verpletteren (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · eo frakasi (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · mi whakamatariki (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · gl esmagar (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · nl verdrukken (to oppress or burden grievously) · ru подавля́ть (to overcome completely) · grc συντρίβω (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · pl przytłaczać (to oppress or burden grievously) · ba ҡыҫыу (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · fi murskautua (to be or become broken down or in) · pt subjugar (to oppress or burden grievously) · wa si spotchî (to be or become broken down or in) · es estar enamorado (to feel unrequited love) · cmn 粉碎 (to overcome completely) · bg потискам (to oppress or burden grievously) · la pīnsō (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · nl vermalen (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · pt esmagar (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · fr écraser (to overcome completely) · fi liiskata (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · es arrasar (to overcome completely) · pl zmiażdżyć (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ba иҙеү (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · nrf êcraser (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · cs drtit (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · wa spiyî (to overcome completely) · gl esmagar (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · fi möyhentää (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · ca aixafar (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ru дави́ть (to oppress or burden grievously) · pl rozgniatać (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · cmn 破碎 (to be or become broken down or in) · ga meil (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · da knuse (to be or become broken down or in) · pl kruszyć (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · ko 누르다 (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · nl een oogje hebben op (to feel unrequited love) · fi nujertaa (to overcome completely) · sv mala (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · be ці́снуць (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · el συνθλίβω (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · wa språtchî (to overwhelm by pressure or weight) · it frantumare (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · cmn 挤 (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · no sammenpresse (to press or bruise between two hard bodies) · km សង្កិន (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding) · cs rozdrtit (to overcome completely) · ba һығыу (to press or bruise between two hard bodies)