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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.
- 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/ skwɒʃ /
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
squash
2/ skwɒʃ /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈsquasher, noun
Other Words From
- squasher noun
- un·squashed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of squash1
Origin of squash2
Word History and Origins
Origin of squash1
Origin of squash2
Example Sentences
The two met last year when Riya, 19, took up squash during a gap year after graduating from Marshall High in Falls Church.
A favorite of chefs and home cooks alike, you may not have to look far to find edible squash blossoms.
If folks think of squashes as vegetables, maybe they are vegetables.
Also called yellow zucchini, this squash is slightly sweeter that its green cousin.
You’ll get a crunchy, crispy garnish for pasta enrobed in a thick, rich squash sauce.
The salmon is presented atop a mound of sautéed vegetables: mushrooms, peppers, squash, onions, leafy greens, and herbs.
There is increasing evidence that Assad is working with ISIS to squash the Free Syrian Army.
Spaghetti squash also contains specific nutrients that help convert the tryptophan in other foods you eat into serotonin.
Headache—Take the rinds of a couple of lemons and squash it into a paste.
All this testing is serving to squash creativity and the excitement of learning.
The Squash Maiden drew about her a rich green blanket, into which she had woven many flaunting gold trumpet-shaped flowers.
Corn Plume looked down at the Squash Maiden sitting on her blanket at his feet.
Ever after, corn and beans were planted in the same hill, and often a squash seed was added.
I guess it must be squash, for he likes mam-ma's squash pies so much.
Squish, squash echoed the milk in the great cylinder, but never arose the sound they waited for.
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