crush
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3.4
- noun
- /krʌʃ/
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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.
- Oh my God, this is a lot of dead for like a crush.
- It's the way that the the crush is cut off.
Examples
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People were dying in the crush outside the bank, trying to redeem shares.
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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.
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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
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1.0
Many people or things are close together in one place
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2.7
A crowd of people or vehicles that blocks movement
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5.9
A large group of people packed tightly together
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5.1
A tightly packed group of people in a small space
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2.1
A large number of people in a small place that makes it feel cramped
Too many people in one place, making it uncomfortable and hard to move
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
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7.4
A strong friendly feeling a man has for another man that is not sexual, often for a celebrity
How Crowded
Surface Forms
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.