crush
     n 1: leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated [syn: {crushed
          leather}]
     2: a dense crowd of people [syn: {jam}, {press}]
     3: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: {puppy love}, {calf
        love}, {infatuation}]
     4: the act of crushing [syn: {crunch}, {compaction}]
     v 1: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority;
          "The government oppresses political activists" [syn: {oppress},
           {suppress}]
     2: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
        condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
        [syn: {squash}, {squelch}, {mash}, {squeeze}]
     3: 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" [syn: {beat}, {beat out}, {shell}, {trounce}, {vanquish}]
     4: break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
     5: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his
        refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed
        her" [syn: {smash}, {demolish}]
     6: crush or bruise; "jam a toe" [syn: {jam}]
     7: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down
        racial discrimination" [syn: {break down}]
     8: become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The
        plastic bottle crushed against the wall"
Source: WordNet® 2.0