squash

1. 1.

   to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

   “crush an aluminum can”

   “squeeze a lemon”

   Synonymscrushsquelchmashsqueeze

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Other forms of squash

plural

squashes

past tense

squashed·

present participle

squashing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about squash

What does squash mean?

squash means "any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in squash?

squash has 1 syllable: squash. In IPA it is /ˈskwɑʃ/.

What is another word for squash?

Close synonyms include squash vine, squash racquets, squash rackets, crush, squelch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is squash a common word?

squash is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.