squash

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To press something hard so that it becomes flat or loses its shape.

   The fruit got squashed at the bottom of the bag.

2. 2
   noun

   A fast indoor sport played by two people who hit a small ball against a wall with rackets.

   She plays squash every Saturday.

3. 3
   noun

   A round or long vegetable with thick skin and soft flesh, such as pumpkin.

   We roasted some squash for dinner.

4. 4
   noun

   A sweet drink made by mixing fruit syrup with water.

   The children had orange squash at the party.

From Middle English squachen, squatchen, from Old French esquacher, escachier, from Vulgar Latin *excoāctiāre, from Latin ex + coāctāre. Probably influenced by Middle English quashen, quassen, from Old French esquasser, escasser (“to crush, shatter, destroy, break”), from Vulgar Latin *exquassare, from Latin ex- + quassare (“to shatter”) (see quash).

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