squash

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Also spelled sqush and squshed

US /skwɔʃ/ UK /skwɒʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #9826

Meanings

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

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

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

We roasted some squash for dinner.
4

noun
A sweet drink made by mixing fruit syrup with water.

The children had orange squash at the party.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to press something hard so... squeeze

3 noun · a round or long vegetable... squash vine

4 noun · a sweet drink made by... cordial

More compress press

Word family

Forms squashedsquashessquashing

Derived forms squafflesquanter-squashsquashabilitysquashablesquashberrysquasheesquashlikesquashysquelch squishunsquash

Related forms quashracketball

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spaghetti squash
an oval squash whose cooked flesh separates into strands

Noun + noun
acorn squash
a small ribbed winter squash shaped like an acorn, with yellow-orange flesh

Noun + noun

Etymology

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).

squachen Middle English esquacher Old French *excoāctiāre la-vul ex Latin

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# squash

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /skwɔʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /skwɒʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 9826

## Meanings
1. To press something hard so that it becomes flat or loses its shape.
2. A fast indoor sport played by two people who hit a small ball against a wall with rackets.
3. A round or long vegetable with thick skin and soft flesh, such as pumpkin.
4. A sweet drink made by mixing fruit syrup with water.

## Examples
- The fruit got squashed at the bottom of the bag.
- She plays squash every Saturday.
- We roasted some squash for dinner.
- The children had orange squash at the party.

## Synonyms
- compress
- press

## Derived Forms
- squaffle
- squanter-squash
- squashability
- squashable
- squashberry
- squashee
- squashlike
- squashy
- squelch
- squish
- unsquash

## Related Forms
- quash
- racketball

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: squachen
- Root: esquacher
- Root: *excoāctiāre
- Root: ex

## Etymology
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).

## AI Etymology
Squash is 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). In present-day use, it can mean to press something hard so that it becomes flat or loses its shape, or a fast indoor sport played by two people who hit a small ball against a wall with rackets.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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