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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Crush \Crush\, n.
1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction;
ruin.
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The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
--Addison.
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2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced
uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception.
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{Crush hat}, a hat which collapses, and can be carried under
the arm, and when expanded is held in shape by springs;
hence, any hat not injured by compressing.
{Crush room}, a large room in a theater, opera house, etc.,
where the audience may promenade or converse during the
intermissions; a foyer.
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Politics leave very little time for the bow window
at White's in the day, or for the crush room of the
opera at night. --Macaulay.
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