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/icons/point.icon CROWD, THRONG, HORDE, CRUSH, MOB mean an assembled multitude.
CROWD implies a close gathering and pressing together.
e.g. a crowd gathered
THRONG and HORDE suggest movement and pushing.
e.g. a throng of reporters
e.g. a horde of shoppers
CRUSH emphasizes the compactness of the group, the difficulty of individual movement, and the attendant discomfort.
e.g. a crush of fans
MOB implies a disorderly crowd with the potential for violence.
e.g. an angry mob
verb with object
1. deform, pulverize, or force inwards by compressing forcefully:
〈人･物などが〉〈物〉を押しつぶす; 〈石など〉を粉砕する(up); 〖～ A into ［to］ B〗 A〈物･人など〉を押しつぶして［砕いて］B〈ある状態〉にする
e.g. you can crush a pill between two spoons
e.g. he was crushed to death by a subway train
e.g. (as adjective crushed) : the crushed remains of a Ford Bronco.
crease or crumple (cloth or paper):
〈物〉をくしゃくしゃにする
e.g. (as adjective crushed) : crushed trousers and a crumpled jacket.
2. (of a government or state) violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion):
〈抵抗勢力･敵軍など〉を鎮圧する, 粉砕する, 壊滅させる
e.g. the government had taken elaborate precautions to crush any resistance.
3. bring about a feeling of overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment in (someone):
〈希望など〉をなくさせる; …を打ち砕く
e.g. (as adjective crushing) : the news came as a crushing blow
e.g. his defeat crushed a lot of left-wing supporters.
4. (crush on) US informal have a brief but intense infatuation for (someone):
｟米･くだけて｠ 〈人〉に夢中になる
e.g. the girl I had been crushing on sat next to me.
noun
1. usually in singular a crowd of people pressed closely together, especially in an enclosed space:
〖単数形で〗雑踏, 混雑, 群衆; 殺到
e.g. a number of youngsters fainted in the crush.
2. informal a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable or inappropriate:
｟くだけて｠ べたぼれ, 夢中, 片思い
e.g. she did have a crush on Dr. Russell.
a person with whom someone is infatuated:
ほれこんだ相手
e.g. it turns out she thought you were flirting with her crush.
3. a drink made from the juice of pressed fruit:
果汁
e.g. lemon crush.
DERIVATIVES
crushable adjective
crusher |ˈkrəSHər| noun
crushingly |ˈkrəSHiNGlē| adverb
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French cruissir, ‘gnash (teeth) or crack’, of unknown origin.