[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/crush.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / crush [← C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/C/) # crush «crush» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to press something so hard that it breaks, bends or loses…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech verb (crush, crushes, crushed, crushing); noun (a crush, crushes) ### meaning for a pupil 1) To crush means to press something so hard that it breaks, bends or loses its shape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#m1) 2) To crush also means to defeat completely or to make someone feel very sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#m2) 3) A crush is a strong, often secret liking for someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#m3) 4) A crush is also a crowd of people pressed together tightly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means to injure the body, such as in the groin. It is also a blemish for priests and animals. In the Prophets and Writings it also means to oppress or break people by force or by hurtful words, as the wicked crush God's people. Interpretation: A man so injured cannot enter the assembly of the LORD, and an animal with crushed organs cannot be offered. Tradition reads these laws as keeping offerings whole and perfect. The psalms and Job show the crushed turning to God, and tradition reads God as the one who hears the oppressed. In the primary lessons: In cooking and science, you crush garlic, biscuits or ice; crushing changes the shape but not the material (a physical change). In recycling, cans are crushed to save space. In safety, heavy things like falling furniture or TVs can crush small children, so furniture should be fixed to the wall, and doors can crush fingers. In feelings lessons, having a crush is normal. Phrases: have a crush on, crushed ice, a crushing defeat, crush hazard. ### examples - He that is crushed or maimed in his privy parts shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD. (Torah DEU.23.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x1) - or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath his eye overspread, or is scabbed, or scurvy, or hath his stones crushed; (Torah LEV.21.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x2) - That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or torn, or cut, ye shall not offer unto the LORD; neither shall ye do thus in your land. (Torah LEV.22.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x3) - They crush Thy people, O LORD, and afflict Thy heritage. (Writings PSA.94.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x4) - To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth, (Writings LAM.3.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x5) - How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words? (Writings JOB.19.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x6) - Crush the biscuits to make the cheesecake base. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x7) - The can was crushed flat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x8) - Mind your fingers or the door will crush them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x9) - Heavy furniture should be fixed to the wall so it can't fall and crush anyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x10) - She has a crush on a boy in her class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x11) - Our team was crushed 5–0. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x12) - He felt crushed when he wasn't picked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x13) - There was a crush of people at the gate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x14) - They will crush us to death.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/#x15) ### note Regular verb: crushed, crushing. Crush = press until broken; squash = press flat (often for soft things). In science, crushing is a physical change: crushed chalk is still chalk. ### In the corpora - [He that is crushed or maimed in his privy parts shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.615/) - [And her foundations shall be crushed, all they that make dams shall be grieved in soul.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.393/) - [Is bread corn crushed?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.588/) - [Oppressed is Ephraim, crushed in his right; because he willingly walked after filth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.69/) - [I am benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.622/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «crush» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/crush/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.