crush definition

1. leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
2. a dense crowd of people
3. the act of crushing
4. break into small pieces
• examples: The car crushed the toy
5. humiliate or depress completely
• examples: She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
• examples: The death of her son smashed her
6. become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
• examples: The plastic bottle crushed against the wall