Crush
Crush verb - To cause to become a pulpy mass.
Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: classroom discussions designed to effect a change in racial attitudes
How words are described
| good | good crush | good effect |
| best | best crush | best effect |
| complete | complete crush | complete effect |
| original | original crush | original effect |
| Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, huge, little, main, major, immediate, possible, minor, apparent, hilarious, creepy. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Mass Effect 2 reveals that Tali's crush on Shepard started when he rescued her, making this trope span two games instead of just one, as she is not a romantic option until the second game.
Source: Video Game / Mass Effect -
Heroes Want Redheads: Luna's hair is a pretty shade of red and Ten clearly has a crush on her, so this trope seems to be in effect.
Source: Webcomic / Ever Blue -
Unfortunately for her, it didn't have the effect she really wanted, since Yoshi (who had a huge crush on Noriko) ended up taking the cookies and eating them.
Source: Through His Stomach
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