Definition

• v. t. - 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.
• v. t. - To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.
• v. t. - To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.
• v. t. - To oppress or burden grievously.
• v. t. - To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
• v. i. - To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily.