Crushing meaning : To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding To overwhelm by pressure or weight. To oppress or grievously burden. To overcome completely; to subdue totally. To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force To feel infatuation or unrequited love. To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to. The action of the verb to crush. A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim. (in the plural) crushed material That crushes; overwhelming. Devastatingly disheartening.