squash1
  
  v.
  - crush or squeeze (something) so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape. 
▸squeeze or force into a restricted space.
 - suppress or subdue. 
▸firmly reject (an idea or suggestion).
 ▸silence (someone), typically with a humiliating remark.
 
n.
    - a state of being squashed.
 - dated a social gathering or informal meeting.
 - Brit. a concentrated liquid made from fruit juice and sugar, diluted to make a drink.
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(also squash rackets)
 a game in which two players use rackets to hit a small, soft rubber ball against the walls of a closed court.
 
 
  Derivative
  
    - squashily adv.
  - squashiness n.
  - squashy adj.
 
   
  Etymology
  C16 (as v.): alt. of quash.
 
  
    
squash2
  
  n.
 (pl. same or squashes)
  - a gourd with flesh that can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
 - the plant which produces squashes. 
[Several species and varieties of the genus Cucurbita.]
 
 
  Etymology
  C17: abbrev. of Narragansett asquutasquash.