crush on

Verb

Meaning

crush on (third-person singular simple present crushes on, present participle crushing on, simple past and past participle crushed on)

have a crush on, be infatuated with (especially when unannounced)

Examples

A movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from afar - you pretend it's not there. Tom Stoppard

I have a homosexual crush on most adolescents. Tré Cool

Cary Grant and I were doing a play in New York. He had a crush on me. Whenever we went to a party, he would always sit on the floor beside me. I thought that was kind of beautiful, like that's where he wanted to be. Fay Wray

You stupid jackass," Ian said. "Who's got the crush on a worm, bro? You gonna call me stupid? Stephenie Meyer

I've got some great guy friends. They can start out as crushes. But when you realize something isn't going to happen, you make a choice whether or not the friendship is worth it. And it usually is. Then you can laugh about the fact that you used to have a crush on him or he had one on you. Courteney Cox

I've always been a rocker. Like ever since I was really young. I had a crush on the Green Day guys. That's always been what I was like and been my interest. Ashlee Simpson

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