Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut.
Lev. xxii. 24.

The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall.
Num. xxii. 25.

To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.
Dryden.

Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again.
Bryant.

Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway.
Deut. xxviii. 33.

Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels.
Sir. W. Scott.

To crush a cup, to drink. [Obs.] -- To crush out. (a) To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes. (b) To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress.

The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Addison.

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.

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.