So David took . . . the cruse of water.
1 Sam. xxvi. 12.
Cru"set (kr?"s?t), n. [Cf. F. creuset. See Cruse, Crucible.] A goldsmith's crucible or melting pot.
Crush (krŭsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crushed (krŭsht); p. pr. & vb. n. Crushing.] [OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw. krysta to squeeze, Dan. kryste, Icel. kreysta.] 1. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes.
Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut.
Lev. xxii. 24.
The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall.
Num. xxii. 25.
2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.
3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.
To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.
Dryden.
Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again.
Bryant.