squish

squish

 (skwĭsh)

v. squished, squish·ing, squish·es

v.tr.

To squeeze or crush together or into a flat mass; squash.

v.intr.

To emit the gurgling or sucking sound of soft mud being walked on.

n.

1. A squishing sound.

2. Slang A person regarded as weak and ineffective.

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[Probably alteration of squash.]

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squish

(skwɪʃ)

vb

1. (tr) to crush, esp so as to make a soft splashing noise

2. (intr) (of mud, etc) to make a splashing noise: the ground squishes as you tread.

n

a soft squashing sound: the ripe peach fell with a squish.

[C17: of imitative origin]

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squish

(skwɪʃ)

v.t.

1. to squeeze or squash.

v.i.

2. (of water, soft mud, etc.) to make a gushing or splashing sound when walked in or on.

n.

3. a squishing sound.

[1640–50; alter. of squash¹]

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squish

Past participle: squished
Gerund: squishing

Imperative

squish

squish

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squish - the noise of soft mud being walked on noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Verb	1.	squish - walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squelch footslog, plod, trudge, slog, tramp, pad - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
	2.	squish - put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action squirt - wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water"

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Translations

squish

[ˈskwɪʃ] vt (= crush) → écraser

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

squish

vt (inf) → zermatschen (inf)

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