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.