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.

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to
comminute; as, to crush quartz.

To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force
down, as by an incumbent weight.

To oppress or burden grievously.

To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a
smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes
easily.

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction;
ruin.