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crush

crush

15 3.4
A large, tightly packed group of people in one place
  • noun
  • /krʌʃ/
: aglomeración
  • New York City's Lower East Side, with its intense crush of people, noise, and smells, became their new cultural landscape.
  • a crush of people

Oh my God, this is a lot of dead for like a crush.

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Examples

  • People were dying in the crush outside the bank, trying to redeem shares.

  • Frank's eyes search the crush of people milling around outside the dressing room.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • "Her things were lost; her mother was killed in a crush on the platform."

    Fiction book (1995)

  • "We brought water, but we lost it in the crush on the platform."

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Later, there was a crush of people hoping to get his autograph.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Then there was the one at Holland House, which was an awful crush, and full of politicians and film stars.

    Glorious 39 (2009)

  • I couldn't see him through the crush of bodies sweeping me up onto the steps of the bus.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • A small handful of overwhelmed VSI employees passing out credit vouchers to a crush of angry customers.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Starling enters the huge, echoing interior of the station with a crush of travelers and Christmas shoppers.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • During the concert, I was surrounded by a large crush of fans, all excited to see their favorite band.

Synonyms

crowd
vscrush
∞ 1.0

Many people or things are close together in one place

specifies dense packing rather than any general gathering
jam
vscrush
55 2.7

A crowd of people or vehicles that blocks movement

focuses on high density without implying blocked movement
throng
vscrush
26 5.9

A large group of people packed tightly together

is identical in meaning without difference in density or size
press
vscrush
10 5.1

A tightly packed group of people in a small space

is about large density rather than physical squeezing
crowding
vscrush
8 2.1

A large number of people in a small place that makes it feel cramped

refers to a specific dense gathering rather than the ongoing state
over-crowding
vscrush
2 3.1

Too many people in one place, making it uncomfortable and hard to move

describes dense grouping but not necessarily causing discomfort

Antonyms

emptiness
32 3.6

A space or place that has nothing in it

dispersal
16 5.2

The spreading of things over a wide area, for example seeds or people

Compounds

man crush
  • Informal
4 7.4

A strong friendly feeling a man has for another man that is not sexual, often for a celebrity

fruit crush
1.6

A cold drink made by crushing fruit and often sweetened

How Crowded

crush
15 3.4
throng
26 5.9
crowd
∞ 1.0
gathering
163 1.0
to group
47 1.2

Surface Forms

crush singular
crushes plural

Etymology

Crush: The meaning 'a large, packed crowd' comes from the same old English root crusian ('to press') and pictures people pressed tightly together, which is why a 'crush' means a crowded, squeezed group.