squash 1 (skw sh, skwôsh)n. 1. Any of various tendril-bearing plants of the genus Cucurbita, having fleshy edible fruit with a leathery rind and unisexual flowers. 2. The fruit of any of these plants, eaten as a vegetable. [From alteration of Narragansett askútasquash.] |
| squash 2 (skwsh, skwôsh) v. squashed, squash·ing, squash·es v.tr. 1. To beat, squeeze, or press into a pulp or a flattened mass; crush. See Synonyms at crush. 2. To put down or suppress; quash: squash a revolt. 3. To silence or fluster, as with crushing words: squash a heckler. v.intr. 1. To become crushed, flattened, or pulpy, as by pressure or impact. 2. To move with a splashing or sucking sound, as when walking through boggy ground. n. 1. a. The act or sound of squashing. b. The fact or condition of being squashed. 2. A crushed or crowded mass: a squash of people. 3. Sports A racket game played in a closed walled court with a rubber ball. 4. Chiefly British A citrus-based soft drink. adv. With a squashing sound. [Middle English squachen, from Old French esquasser, from Vulgar Latin *exquass  re : Latin ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + Latin quassre, to shatter, frequentative of quatere, to shake; see kw t- in Indo-European roots.]squash  er n. |
squash 1
Verb
1. to press or squeeze (something) so as to flatten it
2. to overcome (a difficult situation), often with force
3. squash in or into to push or force (oneself or a thing) into a confined space
4. to humiliate (someone) with a sarcastic reply
Noun
1. Brit & Austral a drink made from fruit juice or fruit syrup diluted with water
2. a crowd of people in a confined space
3. Also called: (squash rackets) a game for two players played in an enclosed court with a small rubber ball and long-handled rackets [Old French esquasser]
squash 2
Noun
pl squashes or squash US & Canad a marrow-like vegetable [from a Native American language]
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| Noun | 1. |  squash - any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruitssquash - edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita - type genus of the Cucurbitaceae autumn pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo, pumpkin, pumpkin vine - a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes Cucurbita pepo melopepo, summer squash, summer squash vine - any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden winter squash, winter squash plant - any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| 2. | squash - edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant summer squash - any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden winter squash - any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and can be stored for several months squash, squash vine - any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits | |
| 3. |  squash - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled racketscourt game - an athletic game played on a court undercut, cut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" drive - (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) forehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke - (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) forehand drive - (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults" | |
| Verb | 1. | squash - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels" press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" stamp - crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice" steamroller - crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the road" tread - crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine" telescope - crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack" |
squash
Translations
squash [skwɔʃ] n (Brit) (= drink);
lemon/orange squash → citronnade f/orangeade f;
(Sport) → squash m;
squash [skwɔʃ] n (Brit);
lemon/orange squash → Zitronen-/Orangensaftgetränk nt;
(US) (marrow etc) → Kürbis m;
(Sport) → Squash nt vt → zerquetschen
squash [skwɔʃ] n (BRIT) (drink): lemon/orange squash → sciroppo di limone/arancia;
(vegetable) → zucca;
(SPORT) → squash m
vt → schiacciare
v squash [skwoʃ]
1 to press, squeeze or crush He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag. platdruk يَسْحَق، يَعْصُر натъпквам (се) nacpat; rozmačkat presse; mase (zer-)quetschen συνθλίβω, ζουλώ pressima, lömastama فشردن sulloa, murskata entasser; écraser לִמעוֹך दबाना, कुचलना zgnječiti, zdrobiti összeprésel memipit troða; kremja schiacciare, pigiare 押しつぶす ...을 짓눌러 으깨다, 짓이기다; ...을 우겨 넣다 sugrūsti saspiest; iespiest; izspiest dihimpit persen presse, klemme flat, trykke sammen zgniatać, ściskać esmagar a strivi; a zdrobi запихивать; раздавливать napchať; rozpučiť stisniti sabiti klämma in (ner), krossa till mos, mosa sönder บด; บีบ ezmek 塞進，擠進 роздавлювати; розчавлювати دبا کر چپٹا کر دینا ép ,nén 塞进，挤进
2 to defeat (a rebellion etc). onderdruk يَهْزِم потушавам rozdrtit slå ned im Keim ersticken καταστέλλω maha suruma كوبيدن tehdä loppu jostakin écraser לִמחוֹץ पराजित करना zgaziti, ugasiti elfojt menindas berja/bæla niður domare, soffocare 鎮圧する (반란 등을) 진압하다 numalšinti apspiest (nemierus u.tml.) mengalahkan onderdrukken knuse, knekke stłumić esmagar a reprima подавлять (восстание) rozdrviť zadušiti ugušiti krossa, kväsa เบียดเสียด bastırmak 鎮壓 придушувати دبانا، شکست دینا bóp chết, đàn áp 镇压
n
1 a state of being squashed or crowded There was a great squash in the doorway. drukking إزْدِحام блъсканица nával maseri das Gedränge στριμωξίδι tunglemine فشار tungos cohue מְעִיכָה भीड़-भाड़, धक्कम-धक्का kaša, nešto zgnječeno tolongás desak-desakan kássa, þvaga calca 大勢 눌러 으깨짐; 혼잡 spūstis drūzmēšanās; spiešanās berasak-asak gedrang trengsel ścisk aglomeração înghesuială давка nával gneča gužva mos, trängsel ฝูงชนที่เบียดเสียด kalabalık, sıkışıklık 擁擠 розчавлена маса ہجوم، مجمع đám đông chen nhau 拥挤
2 (a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit Have some orange squash! vrugtesap عَصير فَواكِه плодов сок ovocná šťáva frugtsaft; saft; -saft der frischgepresste Saft χυμός mehu آبميوه mehu boisson au jus de fruit תַּרכִּיז शरबत kaša, voćni sok (kipréselt) gyümölcslé peras ávaxtasafi (a base di succo di frutta bibita) スカッシュ 스쿼시(과일즙에 소다수를 섞은 음료) sultys su minkštimu biezsula; sulas dzēriens perahan limonade squash (fruktsaft) (rodzaj napoju owocowego) sumo suc de fructe фруктовый напиток ovocná šťava sadni sok voćni sok saft, juice น้ำผลไม้ konsantre meyve suyu 果子汁 фруктовий сік پھلوں کے عرق سے تیار کردہ مشروب nước uống bằng hoa quả ép 果子汁
3 (alsosquash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball. muurbal سكواتْش: لُعْبَة بِكُرةٍ في مَلْعَب مُحاط بالجُدْران скуош sqaush squash das Rakettspiel παιχνίδι με ρακέτες seinatennis اسكواش squash squash מַחבֵט סְקווֹש एक खेल skvoš (vrsta igre slična tenisu) fallabda skuas skvass (veggtennis) squash スカッシュ 스쿼시 게임 skvošas skvošs; skvoša rakete skuash squash squash squash squash squash сквош squash squash skvoš squash กีฬาสควอซ duvar tenisi 橡皮球戲 гра в м'яч دیوار کی طرف تانت کے بلوں سے گیند مارنے کا کھیل bóng quần 橡皮球戏
4 a vegetable or plant of the gourd family. skorsie قَرع، يَقْطين тиква dýně squash der Kürbis είδος κολοκύθας kõrvitsaline كدو courge(tte) דלעת कुम्हड़ा bundeva, tikva tök sejenis labu zucca, zucchina かぼちゃ 호박(열매) moliūgas ķirbis sejenis labu pompoen squash (grønnsak) kabaczek род тыквы tekvica buča bundeva squash พันธุ์ไม้ประเภทแตงและน้ำเต้า kabak 南瓜 гарбуз; кабачок کدّو کی طرح کی ایک زمینی بیل cây bí 南瓜
adj squashy
soft or easily squashed The rain makes the fruit very squashy. sponsig سَهْلٌ سَحْقُه أو هَرْسُه кашав měkký blød matschig μαλακός pehme, lödi له pehmeä mou נִיתַן לִמעִיכָה कीचड़दार, गुदगुदेदार, भीगा हुआ kašast, vodenast kásás lunak meyr, mjúkur molle つぶれやすい 뭉크러지기 쉬운 pažliugęs, minkštas mīksts; saspaidīts mudah diperah te zacht vassen, bløt gąbczasty mole moale мясистый mäkký mehek sočan mosig, mjuk ซึ่งบดได้ง่าย peltemsi, kolay ezilebilen 軟或易壓碎的 м'який, м'ясистий کچلی، نرم چیز mềm, dễ ép 软或易压碎的
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