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squash


Definition: Meaning of, squash in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / skwɒʃ /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
squash squashed squashed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
squashing squashes
  1. press [transitive] to press something into a flatter shape, often breaking or damaging it [=  flatten]
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  2. small space [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to push yourself or something else into a space that is too small [=  squeeze]
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  3. stop something [transitive] informal to use your power or authority to stop something [=  quash]
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  4. control emotion [transitive] to control or ignore an emotion [=  suppress]
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squash squashes
  1. sport [uncountable] a game played by two people who use RACKET s to hit a small rubber ball against the walls of a square court
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  2. it's a squash British English spoken used to say that there is not enough space for everyone to fit in comfortably
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  3. vegetable [uncountable and countable] one of a group of large vegetables with solid flesh and hard skins, such as PUMPKIN s
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  4. drink [uncountable] British English a drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water
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squash used in phrases

  • acorn squash (noun)
    1. squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges
    2. small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange flesh
  • buttercup squash (noun)
    1. plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with greyish markings
    2. drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or grey
  • butternut squash (noun)
    1. plant bearing buff-coloured squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind
    2. buff-coloured squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh
  • crookneck squash (noun)
    1. yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin
  • hubbard squash (noun)
    1. any of several winter squash plants producing large greyish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind
    2. large football-shaped winter squash with a warty grey-green rind
  • marrow squash (noun)
    1. any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
  • orange squash (noun)
    1. a sweetened drink, made with oranges but often containing additional flavourings, that is drunk diluted with water
  • pattypan squash (noun)
    1. squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white
    2. round greenish-white squash having one face flattened with a scalloped edge
  • spaghetti squash (noun)
    1. squash plant bearing oval fruit with smooth yellowish skin and tender stranded flesh resembling spaghetti
    2. medium-sized oval squash with flesh in the form of strings that resemble spaghetti
  • squash ball (noun)
    1. rubber ball used in playing squash
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