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Squash Sth Squashed Sb/Sth Small Noun Bre  Word

Front squash
Back squash
verb, noun
BrE /skwɒʃ/
NAmE /skwɑːʃ/
NAmE /skwɔːʃ/

verb
 verb forms
 word origin
1 [transitive] to press sth so that it becomes soft, damaged or flat, or changes shape
~ sth/sb
The tomatoes at the bottom of the bag had been squashed.
Move up—you're squashing me!
~ sth against sth He squashed his nose against the window.
~ sth + adj. Squash your cans flat before recycling.
2 [intransitive, transitive] to push sb/sth or yourself into a space that is too small
+ adv./prep.
We all squashed into the back of the car.
~ sb/sth + adv./prep. How many people are they going to try and squash into this bus?
She was squashed between the door and the table.
There were dozens of us in the room, squashed together like sardines.
3 [transitive] ~ sth to stop sth from continuing; to destroy sth because it is a problem for you
quash
to squash a plan/an idea/a revolt
If parents don't answer children's questions, their natural curiosity will be squashed.
The statement was an attempt to squash the rumours.

ˌsquash ˈup (against sb/sth)
| ˌsquash sb/sthˈup (against sb/sth) to move so close to sb/sth else that it is uncomfortable
We squashed up to make room for Sue.
I was squashed up against the wall.

noun
 word origin
 culture
1 (also formal ˈsquash rackets) [uncountable] a game for two players, played in a court surrounded by four walls, using rackets and a small rubber ball

a squash court
to play squash
2 [uncountable, countable] (BrE) a drink made with fruit juice, sugar and water

a glass of orange/lemon squash
Two orange squashes, please.
3 [countable, uncountable] (pl. squash, BrE also squashes) a type of vegetable that grows on the ground. Winter squash have hard skin and orange flesh. Summer squash have soft yellow or green skin and white flesh.
4 [singular] (informal) if sth is a squash, there is hardly enough room for everything or everyone to fit into a small space

It's a real squash with six of us in the car.

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