Squash | Mean of squash in English Dictionary

/ˈskwɑːʃ/

• Verb
• to press (something) into a flat or flatter shape
1. She squashed the bug.
2. He squashed his nose against the window.
3. The tomatoes got squashed.
• to stop (something) from continuing by doing or saying something
1. She tried to squash [=quash] the rumors.
2. His poor performance squashed any hope he had of a promotion.
3. The boss squashed my idea immediately.
• to move into a space that is very tight or crowded
1. Four of us squashed [=squeezed] into the backseat.
2. (Brit) Squash up [=move closer together] to make room for one more person.
3. Someone had squashed all the ribbons together in one box.
4. We were squashed between the table and wall.
5. The ribbons had all been squashed together into one box.
• Noun

• a game played by two people with rackets and a rubber ball in a court with four walls
1. We play squash [=(Brit) squash rackets] once a week.
2. a squash court/racket
• a drink made with fruit juice, sugar, and water
1. a glass of lemon squash
• a situation in which people or things are pushed into a space that is too small or crowded
1. It's a real squash with six people in the car.
• a type of vegetable (such as a pumpkin) that has a usually hard skin and that is eaten cooked
1. Would you like some squash?
2. I cooked two squashes.