2crush noun
plural crushes 1 [count] a : a strong feeling of romantic love for someone that is usually not expressed and does not last a long time ◊The person who has a crush is usually young or is behaving or feeling like a young person.
▪ a childhood crush ▪ a schoolgirl crush [=romantic feelings felt by a schoolgirl or by someone who is being compared to a schoolgirl] — often + on ▪ All through high school I had a crush on the art teacher. ▪ I think he's got a crush on her.
b : the person on whom you have a crush
▪ Yesterday I saw my old high school crush for the first time in five years. 2 [count] : a crowd of people who are pressed close together
▪ The crush in the train station is at its worst during the afternoon rush hour. ▪ Outside the hotel stood a crush of reporters waiting for her arrival. 3 [noncount] chiefly Brit : a drink made from fruit juice
▪ orange crush
▪ a childhood crush ▪ a schoolgirl crush [=romantic feelings felt by a schoolgirl or by someone who is being compared to a schoolgirl] — often + on ▪ All through high school I had a crush on the art teacher. ▪ I think he's got a crush on her.
b : the person on whom you have a crush
▪ Yesterday I saw my old high school crush for the first time in five years.
▪ The crush in the train station is at its worst during the afternoon rush hour. ▪ Outside the hotel stood a crush of reporters waiting for her arrival.
▪ orange crush
