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a gravitational pull toward someone who has no idea they're a planet.
means To compress something forcibly until it deforms or breaks — or, as a noun, an intense and usually short-lived infatuation with someone.
from From Old French 'croissir,' to crash, gnash, or break, itself likely of Germanic origin and echoing the very sound of something being smashed. The word stayed brutally literal — crushing rocks, grapes, hopes — for centuries. The romantic 'crush,' meaning an overwhelming infatuation, is a much later American coinage that surfaced in the late 1800s, the idea being that the feeling presses down on you with a weight you can't quite resist.
- word origin
- From Old French croissir, meaning to crack or gnash.
- brain chemistry
- Dopamine spikes mimic the high of cocaine.
- limerence
- Psychologists named obsessive crushing in the 1970s.
- duration
- Most crushes burn out within four months.
- physical tell
- Pupils dilate when staring at the object of desire.
crush depth submarine — maximum depth a submarine can withstand before structural failure, typically 400-600m for military subs
orange crush drink — carbonated beverage first sold by crush international in 1911
crush syndrome — medical condition from prolonged pressure on muscle tissue, documented in earthquake and industrial accident survivors