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squash¹ (skw

sh, skwôsh)

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.]

squash² (skw

sh, 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.

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 *exquassre : Latin ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + Latin quassre, to shatter, frequentative of quatere, to shake; see kwt- in Indo-European roots.]

squasher n.

squash¹

1. to press or squeeze or be pressed or squeezed in or down so as to crush, distort, or pulp

2. (tr) to suppress or overcome

3. (tr) to humiliate or crush (a person), esp with a disconcerting retort

4. (intr) to make a sucking, splashing, or squelching sound

5. (often foll by in or into) to enter or insert in a confined space

1. (Cookery) Brit a still drink made from fruit juice or fruit syrup diluted with water

2. a crush, esp of people in a confined space

3. something that is squashed

4. the act or sound of squashing or the state of being squashed

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Squash & Fives) Also called squash rackets squash racquets a game for two or four players played in an enclosed court with a small rubber ball and light long-handled rackets. The ball may be hit against any of the walls but must hit the facing wall at a point above a horizontal line See also rackets

6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Squash & Fives) Also called squash tennis a similar game played with larger rackets and a larger pneumatic ball

[from Old French esquasser, from Vulgar Latin exquassāre (unattested), from Latin ex-¹ + quassāre to shatter]

squasher n

squash²

n pl squashes, squash US and Canadian

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various marrow-like cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Cucurbita, esp C. pepo and C. moschata, the fruits of which have a hard rind surrounding edible flesh

2. (Cookery) the fruit of any of these plants, eaten as a vegetable

[from Narraganset askutasquash, literally: green vegetable eaten green]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	squash - any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits squash vine squash - 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 rackets squash rackets, squash racquets court 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) serve, service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game" fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults" rally, exchange - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
Verb	1.	squash - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" mash, squeeze, crush, squelch 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

verb

1. crush, press, flatten, mash, pound, smash, distort, pulp, compress, stamp on, trample down She made clay models and squashed them flat again.

2. suppress, put down (slang), quell, silence, sit on (informal), crush, quash, annihilate The troops would stay in position to squash the first murmur of trouble.

3. embarrass, put down, humiliate, shame, disgrace, degrade, mortify, debase, discomfit, take the wind out of someone's sails, put (someone) in his (or her) place, take down a peg (informal) Worried managers would be sacked or simply squashed.

Translations

squash¹ [skwɒʃ]

A. N (squashes, squash (pl))

1. (= drink) orange squash → naranjada f (sin burbujas)
lemon squash → limonada f (sin burbujas)

2. (= crowd) → apiñamiento m, agolpamiento m
there was such a squash in the doorway → había tantísima gente apiñada en la puerta, se apiñaba tanto la gente en la puerta

B. VT

1. (= flatten) → aplastar
you're squashing me → me estás aplastando
to squash sth in → meter algo a la fuerza
can you squash my shoes in? → ¿caben dentro mis zapatos?
can you squash two more in the car? → ¿caben dos más en el coche?
to be squashed together → ir apretujados

2. (fig) [+ argument] → dar al traste con; [+ person] → apabullar

C. VI to squash in → entrar con dificultad
we all squashed in → entramos todos aunque con dificultad
to squash up → arrimarse

squash² [skwɒʃ] N (= vegetable) → calabaza f

squash³ [skwɒʃ]

A. N (= sport) (also squash rackets) → squash m

B. CPD squash court N → cancha f de squash
squash racket N → raqueta f de squash

squash [ˈskwɒʃ]

(British) (= drink) lemon squash → citronnade f
orange squash → orangeade f

(= sport) → squash m
I play squash → Je joue au squash.

(= vegetable) → courge f

(= squeeze) → cohue f
It's a bit of a squash
BUT On est un peu serré.; On est un peu serrés.

modif [ball, club, player] → de squash
a squash court → un court de squash
a squash racket → une raquette de squash

(= crush) → écraser
You're squashing me → Tu m'écrases.

(= squeeze into small space) to squash sb in → faire entrer qn, faire tenir qn
Can you squash another person in to the car? → Est-ce que tu peux faire entrer une personne de plus dans la voiture?, Est-ce que tu peux faire tenir une personne de plus dans la voiture?

(= put a stop to) [+ trouble, dissent, revolt, plan] → mettre fin à

vi (= squeeze into small space)
They all squashed into the back of the car → Ils se sont tous entassés à l'arrière de la voiture.
squash court n → court m de squash

squash¹

(Brit: = fruit concentrate) → Fruchtsaftkonzentrat nt, → Squash nt; (= drink) → Fruchtsaft m; a glass of orange squash → ein Glas Orangensaft

(= crush) → Gedränge nt; it’s a bit of a squash → es ist ziemlich eng

(also squash up) → zerdrücken, zerquetschen; box etc → zusammendrücken; to be squashed to a pulp → zu Brei gequetscht or zerquetscht werden; my hat was squashed flat or in → mein Hut war völlig zerdrückt

(fig) (inf: = silence, = quash) protest, argument, proposal → vom Tisch fegen (inf); hopes → vernichten; I felt completely squashed → ich kam mir ganz klein und hässlich vor (inf)

(= squeeze) → quetschen; to squash somebody in → jdn einquetschen; to squash something in → etw hineinquetschen; to be squashed up against somebody → gegen jdn gequetscht or gepresst werden; to be squashed together → eng zusammengepresst or -gequetscht sein

(= get squashed) → zerdrückt or zerquetscht werden

(= squeeze) → sich quetschen; to squash in → sich hinein-/hereinquetschen; could you squash up? → könnt ihr etwas zusammenrücken?; (one person) → kannst du dich etwas kleiner machen?

squash²

n (Sport: also squash rackets or (esp US) racquets) → Squash nt; squash courts pl → Squashhalle f

squash³

n no pl (US) → (Pâtisson)kürbis m

squash¹ [skwɒʃ]

1. n

a. (Brit) (drink) orange/lemon squash → sciroppo di arancia/limone

b. (crowd) → ressa, calca

2. vt

a. (squeeze) → schiacciare
can you squash two more in? (passengers) → puoi farne entrare altri due?
to be squashed together → essere schiacciati/e l'uno/a contro l'altro/a

b. (fig) (argument) → soffocare; (opposition) → mettere a tacere; (person) → umiliare, schiacciare

3. vi to squash in → riuscire a entrare
to squash up to make room for sb → stringersi per fare posto a qn

squash¹ [skwɒʃ]

1. n

a. (Brit) (drink) orange/lemon squash → sciroppo di arancia/limone

b. (crowd) → ressa, calca

2. vt

a. (squeeze) → schiacciare
can you squash two more in? (passengers) → puoi farne entrare altri due?
to be squashed together → essere schiacciati/e l'uno/a contro l'altro/a

b. (fig) (argument) → soffocare; (opposition) → mettere a tacere; (person) → umiliare, schiacciare

3. vi to squash in → riuscire a entrare
to squash up to make room for sb → stringersi per fare posto a qn

squash² [skwɒʃ] n (vegetable) → zucca

squash³ [skwɒʃ] n (Sport) → squash m

squash

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 짓누르다 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 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

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 짓눌림 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 (bibita a base di succo di frutta) スカッシュ 스쿼시 주스 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 (게임) 스쿼시 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 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 찌부러지기 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

squash → نبات القْرع, يهرس ovocná šťáva, rozmačkat mase, maseri Fruchtsaft, zerquetschen ζουλάω, συνωστισμός aplastar, calabaza hedelmämehu, litistää écraser, sirop vrsta tikve, zgnječiti schiacciare, zucca スカッシュ, 押しつぶす 짓누르다, 호박 squash, squashen mose, trengsel miazga, zgnieść bebida de suco, bebida de sumo, esmagar раздавливать, фруктовый напиток krama sönder, saft เครื่องดื่มน้ำผลไม้ผสมด้วยน้ำให้เจือจางลง, เบียดเสียด ezme, ezmek nén, nước quả ép 压扁, 壁球

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