# crushes

Pronunciation: say "KRUSH-iz" /ˈkɹʌʃɪz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of crush. — third-person singular simple present indicative of crush
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of crush. Use this form after he, she, it, or one person or thing.
   - _The press crushes the grapes until the juice runs free._
   - _A heavy boot crushes the dry leaves on the path._

## Noun

2. Plural of crush. — plural of crush
   - Simple: Plural of crush. Use this when talking about more than one.
   - _He laughed about his childhood crushes over dinner with old friends._
   - _Teenage crushes often fade as quickly as they appear._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/crushes (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).