Crush is a term that can be used to describe a variety of actions. DISINTEGRATE (12 letters) means to break down into small pieces, POUND (5 letters) means to hit something with force, MASH (4 letters) means to press or grind into a soft mass, PULP (4 letters) means to reduce to a soft, pulpy mass, RUIN (4 letters) means to destroy or cause great damage to, CROWD (5 letters) means to gather in large numbers, HORDE (5 letters) means a large group of people, QUELL (5 letters) means to suppress or put an end to, STIFLE (6 letters) means to prevent the development or free expression of, OPPRESS (7 letters) means to keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority, TRAMPLE (7 letters) means to tread heavily and roughly on, OVERWHELM (9 letters) means to overpower in thought or feeling, and ANNIHILATE (10 letters) means to destroy completely. All of these words can be used to describe the action of crushing something.