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Squash

/skwɒʃ/

A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.

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📖 Definitions of "Squash"

noun

1
A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
2
A soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water.
"When I'm thirsty I drink squash; it tastes much nicer than plain water."
3
A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.
"It's a bit of a squash in this small room."
4
Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas.

verb

1
To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
2
To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.
"Somehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry."
3
To suppress; to force into submission.

🔄 Synonyms of "Squash"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
squelchverb	(intransitive, British) To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.
crushverb	A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
squeezeverb	(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
mashnoun	(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
squash racketsnoun	a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
squash racquetsnoun	Synonym of squash (“the game”).
squash vinenoun	any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Squash"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
crushnoun	A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
squeezenoun	An instance of squeezing.
squelchnoun	(radio technology) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.
mashnoun	(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
squash racketsnoun	a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
squash racquetsnoun	Synonym of squash (“the game”).
squash vinenoun	any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
racquetballnoun	(uncountable) A certain sport, similar to squash, but played with a bigger ball.
stompnoun	A deliberate heavy footfall; a stamp.
pummelnoun	Alternative form of pommel. [The upper front brow of a saddle.]
smashnoun	(colloquial) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
crashnoun	A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
racketsnoun	The game of racquets.
squishnoun	(countable) The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed.
quashverb	To defeat decisively, to suppress.
overwhelmnoun	The state or condition of being overwhelmed.
kinknoun	Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
spaghettinoun	(countable, uncountable) A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
lemonnoun	A yellowish citrus fruit.
acornnoun	The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.