¹squash

verb \ˈskwäsh, ˈskwȯsh\

: to press (something) into a flat or flatter shape

: to stop (something) from continuing by doing or saying something

: to move into a space that is very tight or crowded

Full Definition of SQUASH

transitive verb

: to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush

: put down, suppress <squash a revolt>

intransitive verb

: to flatten out under pressure or impact

: to proceed with a splashing or squelching sound <squash through the mud>

: squeeze, press

— squash·er noun

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Origin of SQUASH

alteration of Middle English squachen to crush, annul, from Anglo-French esquacher, from Old French es- ex- + quachier to hide from view, from Vulgar Latin *coacticare to press together — more at cache

First Known Use: 1565

Related to SQUASH

Synonyms: mash, pulp, crush

Rhymes with SQUASH

bosh, cosh, Foch, frosh, gosh, gouache, josh, mâche, mosh, nosh, posh, quash, slosh, swash, tosh, wash

²squash

noun

Definition of SQUASH

obsolete : something soft and easily crushed; specifically : an unripe pod of peas

: the sudden fall of a heavy soft body or the sound of such a fall

: squelch 1

: a crushed mass

British : sweetened citrus fruit juice often served with added soda water

: a singles or doubles game played in a 4-wall court with a long-handled racket and a rubber ball that can be hit off any number of walls

First Known Use of SQUASH

1590

³squash

adverb

Definition of SQUASH

: with a squash or a squashing sound

First Known Use of SQUASH

1766

⁴squash

noun

plural squash·es or squash

Definition of SQUASH

: any of various fruits of plants (genus Cucurbita) of the gourd family widely cultivated as vegetables; also : a plant and especially a vine that bears squashes — compare summer squash, winter squash