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Crushed

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Shattered or broken into small pieces

Sample Sentence: The glass vase fell from the table and lay on the floor, completely crushed.

Sense 2: Overwhelmed by defeat or failure

Sample Sentence: The team felt crushed after losing the championship in the final seconds of the game.

Sense 3: Utterly subdued or humiliated

Sample Sentence: His pride was crushed when he was publicly criticized for his mistakes.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To press or squeeze something with force, causing it to become compact or flattened

Sample Sentence: She crushed the cookies into fine crumbs before adding them to the cake batter.

Sense 2: To defeat or overcome someone or something with great force or intensity

Sample Sentence: The home team crushed their rivals with a remarkable score of 5-0.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A crowd or group of people gathering in a tightly packed or confined space

Sample Sentence: The concert was so popular that it attracted a massive crush of people at the entrance.

Sense 2: A brief and intense infatuation or attraction towards someone

Sample Sentence: Sarah developed a crush on her charming coworker and couldn't help but blush whenever he was around.