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squash
1[ skwosh, skwawsh ]
verb (used with object)
- to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush:
She squashed the flower under her heel.
- to suppress or put down; quash.
Synonyms: , ,
- to silence or disconcert (someone), as with a crushing retort or emotional or psychological pressure.
- to press forcibly against or cram into a small space; squeeze.
verb (used without object)
noun
- the act or sound of squashing.
- the fact of squashing or of being squashed.
- something squashed or crushed.
- something soft and easily crushed.
- Also called squash racquets. a game for two or four persons, similar to racquets but played on a smaller court and with a racket having a round head and a long handle.
- Also called squash tennis. a game for two persons, resembling squash racquets except that the ball is larger and livelier and the racket is shaped like a tennis racket.
- British. a beverage made from fruit juice and soda water:
lemon squash.
squash
2[ skwosh, skwawsh ]
noun
- the fruit of any of various vinelike, tendril-bearing plants belonging to the genus Curcurbita, of the gourd family, as C. moschata or C. pepo, used as a vegetable.
- any of these plants.
squash
1/ ɒʃ /
verb
- to press or squeeze or be pressed or squeezed in or down so as to crush, distort, or pulp
- tr to suppress or overcome
- tr to humiliate or crush (a person), esp with a disconcerting retort
- intr to make a sucking, splashing, or squelching sound
- often foll byin or into to enter or insert in a confined space
noun
- a still drink made from fruit juice or fruit syrup diluted with water
- a crush, esp of people in a confined space
- something that is squashed
- the act or sound of squashing or the state of being squashed
- Also calledsquash racketssquash racquets a game for two or four players played in an enclosed court with a small rubber ball and light long-handled rackets. The ball may be hit against any of the walls but must hit the facing wall at a point above a horizontal line See also rackets
- Also calledsquash tennis a similar game played with larger rackets and a larger pneumatic ball
squash
2/ ɒʃ /
noun
- any of various marrow-like cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Cucurbita , esp C. pepo and C. moschata , the fruits of which have a hard rind surrounding edible flesh
- the fruit of any of these plants, eaten as a vegetable
Derived Forms
- ˈܲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲİ noun
- ܲ·ܲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of squash1
Origin of squash2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of squash1
Origin of squash2
Example Sentences
The game feels a little slower, more reliant on careful lobs than power; it reminds me a little of billiards, though squash is probably padel’s closest relative.
Among other Olympic newcomers, squash and cricket have yet to be placed into venues for the 2028 Games, while LA28 has not finalized the location for baseball or the soccer finals.
“It’ll squash aspiring teachers, individuals who feel called to do this work.... It will yank teachers out of school and away from kids who deserve every investment in their education, in their future.”
I pondered the squash blossoms — delicate, delicious, undeniably seasonal.
Well, that theory was squashed as the Philadelphia Eagles flew circles around the Chiefs.
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