squash
Definition
- n. any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
- n. edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
- n. a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
- v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Word forms
- Past participle
- squashed
- Present participle
- squashing
- Past tense
- squashed
- Third person singular
- squashes
Example sentences
n.
The market was so crowded that it felt like a squash of people everywhere.
vt.
She used her foot to squash the bug that was crawling on the floor.
vi.
The sandwich was so packed that it squashed when I tried to bite into it.