- Crush room
- Crush Crush, n.
1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction;
ruin.
[1913 Webster]
The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception. [1913 Webster]
{Crush hat}, a hat which collapses, and can be carried under the arm, and when expanded is held in shape by springs; hence, any hat not injured by compressing.
{Crush room}, a large room in a theater, opera house, etc., where the audience may promenade or converse during the intermissions; a foyer. [1913 Webster]
Politics leave very little time for the bow window at White's in the day, or for the crush room of the opera at night. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
