simple past tense and past participle of crush
"The heavy rain crushed the fragile paper lanterns into tiny pieces."
In plain English: To crush something means to squeeze it so hard that it breaks into pieces.
"The heavy rain crushed my hopes for a sunny picnic."
subdued or brought low in condition or status
"brought low"
"a broken man"
"his broken spirit"
Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments.
"The old glass bottle was crushed by a heavy boot, scattering sharp shards across the floor."
In plain English: Crushed means feeling completely defeated and hopeless after something bad happens to you.
"I was absolutely crushed when I failed my driving test."
Usage: Use "crushed" to describe something reduced to fine particles or broken pieces by force, such as crushed ice or crushed glass. Avoid using it metaphorically for emotional states unless the specific idiom calls for a sense of being completely overwhelmed and destroyed.