crush against
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MTV's 90-minute concert special, which airs this Wednesday, goes out of its way to tap memories of Beatlemania by letting the studio audience crush against the stage and switching between color and black-and-white camera work.
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His arms were pinioned to his sides by the press, the crush against his body was all but rib-cracking, he could hardly draw his breath.
From The Octopus : A story of California by Norris, Frank
In their anxiety to secure a place they crush against each other and splash up the water.
From Wild Life in a Southern County by Jefferies, Richard
Their power over this brooding man is shown by the force with which his fingers crush against his bowed forehead.
From Initials Only by Green, Anna Katharine