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Meaning of 'squash' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Squash [ n.]
- An American animal allied to the weasel.
- A plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.
- Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of pease.
- Hence, something unripe or soft; -- used in contempt.
- A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies.
2 . Squash [ v. i.]
- To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.

Meaning of 'squash' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . squash [ v]
Meaning (1):
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Example in sentence:
  • crush an aluminum can;
  • squeeze a lemon

Nearby Words:

squab squab-chick squabash squabbish squabble squabbled squabbler squabbling squabby squacco

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