Squash Meaning and Definition

Word: Squash

How to pronounce: skwɒʃ

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Crush or squeeze (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape.

Example sentences: "Wash and squash the cans for the recycling bin"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A state of being squeezed or forced into a small or restricted space.

Example sentences: "It was a tight squash but he didn't seem to mind"

2. A sweet concentrated liquid made from or flavored with fruit juice, which is diluted to make a drink.

Example sentences: "Orange squash"

3. A game in which two players use rackets to hit a small, soft rubber ball against the walls of a closed court.

Example sentences: "A squash club"

4. A preparation of softened tissue that has been made thin for microscopic examination by gently compressing or tapping it.

Example sentences: "Polytene chromosome squashes were prepared according to SILVER and ELGIN 1978."

Noun

Definitions:

1. An edible gourd, the flesh of which may be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Example sentences: "There's much more beta carotene in traditional crops, from leafy green vegetables to squashes, melons and mangoes."

2. The trailing plant of the gourd family that produces the squash.

Example sentences: "Once soil temperatures reach 60 degrees, you can plant corn, beans, squash and cucumbers."

Synonyms:

pumpkin

bush pumpkin

gourd

crush

suppress

quell

squeeze

crack down

quash

put down

subdue

courgette

vegetable marrow

zucchini

squelch

pulp

mash

Derivations:

squashing

squashed

squashy

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Squash in Other Languages...

Spanish: Squash

German: Squash

French: Courge

Italian: Squash

Turkish: Ezme