Crush

Crush can refer to a strong but often short-lived romantic infatuation for someone, usually unreciprocated, or the act of pressing or squeezing something with enough force to break, deform, or flatten it. It can also mean to overpower or defeat someone completely, whether emotionally or physically. As a verb, it can describe developing intense feelings for someone or exerting pressure to subdue or destroy something. The term varies in meaning depending on context, encompassing both emotional intensity and physical force.

Film

• Crush (1972 film), a Hong Kong film
• Crush (1992 film), a New Zealand film by Alison Maclean
• The Crush (1993 film), a film by Alan Shapiro, starring Cary Elwes and Alicia Silverstone
• Crush (2001 film), a film John McKay, starring Andie MacDowell
• Crush (2009 film), a film by John V. Soto, starring Christopher Egan
• Crush (2009 Russian film), a Russian film
• The Crush (2010 film), a short film by Michael Creagh
• Crush (2013 film), an American film by Malik Bader, starring Crystal Reed
• Crush (2014 film), an Indonesian film
• Crush (2022 film), an American film by Sammi Cohen, starring Rowan Blanchard
• Crush, a green sea turtle character in the Finding Nemo franchise

Food and drugs

• Crush (soft drink), a soft drink brand
• Camel Crush, a brand of cigarettes
• Crush or crushing, the initial step of winemaking

Music

Artists

• Crush (rock band), a 1990–1993 American/English alternative rock band
• Crush (British group), a 1990s pop duo featuring Jayni Hoy and Donna Air from Byker Grove
• Crush (Canadian band), a 2000–2006 band
• Crush (singer) (born 1992), South Korean R&B and hip-hop singer

Albums

• Crush (2NE1 album) or the title song, 2014
• Crush (Abe Vigoda album) or the title song, 2010
• Crush (Bon Jovi album), 2000
• Crush (Doughboys album), 1993
• Crush (Floating Points album), 2019
• Crush (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark album) or the title song, 1985
• Crush (EP), by Ravyn Lenae, 2018
• Crush, by IQ, 2008
• Crush, by Lettuce, 2015
• The Crush, by Anomie Belle, 2011
• Crushes (The Covers Mixtape), by Mates of State, 2010
• Crushin', by the Fat Boys, or the title song, 1987
• Crushing (album), by Julia Jacklin, 2019

Songs

• "Crush" (Dave Matthews Band song), 1998
• "Crush" (David Archuleta song), 2008
• "Crush" (Fugative song), 2010
• "Crush" (Grace Jones song), 1987
• "Crush" (I.O.I song), 2016
• "Crush" (Jennifer Paige song), 1998
• "Crush" (Mandy Moore song), 2001
• "Crush" (Paul van Dyk song), 2004
• "Crush" (Pendulum song), 2011
• "Crush" (Yuna song), 2016
• "Crush" (Zerobaseone song), 2023
• "Crush" (Ethel Cain song), 2021
• "Crush (1980 Me)", by Darren Hayes, 2003
• "C.R.U.S.H.", by Ciara from Ciara: The Evolution, 2006
• "Crush", by 16volt from LetDownCrush, 1996
• "Crush", by Amerie from Because I Love It, 2007
• "Crush", by Anthrax from Volume 8: The Threat Is Real, 1998
• "Crush", by Avril Lavigne from Head Above Water, 2019
• "Crush", by Carys from To Anyone Like Me, 2020
• "Crush", by Frank Klepacki from the Command & Conquer: Red Alert video game soundtrack, 1996
• "Crush", by Frankie J, 2009
• "Crush", by Gavin DeGraw from Chariot, 2003
• "Crush", by Jimmy Eat World from Clarity, 1999
• "Crush", by Katy Perry from 143, 2024
• "Crush", by Lila McCann from Something in the Air, 1999
• "Crush", by Mario Judah, 2020
• "Crush", by MCND, 2021
• "Crush", by Selena Gomez & the Scene from Kiss & Tell, 2009
• "Crush", by Sleigh Bells from Reign of Terror, 2012
• "Crush", by the Smashing Pumpkins from Gish, 1991
• "Crush", by Solange Knowles from Solo Star, 2002
• "Crush", by Stereophonics from Pull the Pin, 2007
• "Crush", by Tall Dwarfs from Slugbucket Hairybreath Monster, 1984
• "Crush", by Tessa Violet from Bad Ideas, 2019
• "Crush", by Weki Meki from Kiss, Kicks, 2019
• "Crush", by Zhane from Saturday Night, 1997
• "The Crush", by Parokya ni Edgar from Khangkhungkherrnitz, 1996

Companies

• Crush Management

Television

• Crush (U.S. game show), a game show hosted by Andrew Krasny
• "Crush" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a 2001 episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• "Crush" (Haven), an episode of Haven
• "Crush", an episode of Heartstopper
• "Crush", an episode of Kim Possible
• "Crush", an episode of the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• "Crush", an episode of Smallville
• Crush, gladiator on the American Gladiators series

People

• Crush (singer), singer from South Korea
• Brian Adams (wrestler) or Crush (1964–2007), American professional wrestler
• Gina Carano or Crush (born 1982), American mixed martial arts fighter

Sports

• Colorado Crush, an American football team
• CRUSH, a women's professional wrestling organization

Technology

• Criminal Reduction Utilising Statistical History or CRUSH, an IBM predictive analytics system
• Cattle crush, a standing stock or cage for restraining livestock
• Crush, an engineering term for preload that deforms a part
• Crush, the codename for NVIDIA's nForce chipset for the Athlon processor
• Crush or crushing, destructive compression as by a crusher
• Crush, one of the former names for the American social media app Gas.

Other uses

• Crush (comics), a 2003 series of comics
• Crushing (execution), a torturous method of execution
• Infatuation or limerence, the romantic attraction to another person
• Puppy love, feelings of love, romance, or infatuation felt by young people
• Crush (video game), a 2007 video game
• Crush, Texas, a temporary "city" established as a one-day publicity stunt in 1896
• Crush injury, an injury by an object that causes compression of the body
• Crush syndrome, major shock and kidney failure after a crushing injury
• Crush fetish, a fetish in which sexual arousal is associated with observing objects being crushed or being crushed oneself
• Crush (Richard Siken), a collection of poetry by Richard Siken
• Crowd crush, large group of people pressed together
• Crush, a character in the series Rusty Rivets

See also

• Crush 40, a Japanese-American band featured in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise
• "crushcrushcrush", a 2007 song by Paramore
• Crushed (disambiguation)
• Crushed black, where shadow detail is lost and rendered as black areas
• Crusher (disambiguation)
• Krush (disambiguation)
• Love (disambiguation)
• Woodchipper

References

• All pages with titles beginning with Crush
• All pages with titles containing Crush