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squash

/skwɒʃ/
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noun

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

  • A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.

    "It's a bit of a squash in this small room."

  • Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas.
  • Something unripe or soft.
  • A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies.
  • An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.

verb

  • To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
  • 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."

  • To suppress; to force into submission.
Synonyms:condensepress

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