squash

B2
Pronunciation
/skwɒʃ/
/skwɔʃ/
/skwɑʃ/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

A soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water.

Example Sentences
  • When I'm thirsty I drink squash; it tastes much nicer than plain water.
3 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • It's a bit of a squash in this small room.
4 Definition

Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas.

5 Definition

Something unripe or soft.

6 Definition

A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies.

7 Definition

An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.

8 Definition

A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.

9 Definition

Any other similar-looking plant of other genera.

10 Definition

The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.

Example Sentences
  • We ate squash and green beans.
11 Definition

Muskrat.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.

Example Sentences
  • Somehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry.
3 Definition

To suppress; to force into submission.