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What (who) is squash - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Squashes; Squash (disambiguation)
squash
v. a.
Crush, mash.
squash
I
n. (BE)
fruit drink
lemon; orange squash
II
n. (AE)
marrow-like plant
summer; winter squash (BE has marrow)
squash
squash1
¦ verb
1. crush or squeeze (something) so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape.
squeeze or force into a restricted space.
2. suppress or subdue.
firmly reject (an idea or suggestion).
silence (someone), typically with a humiliating remark.
¦ noun
1. a state of being squashed.
2. dated a social gathering or informal meeting.
3. Brit. a concentrated liquid made from fruit juice and sugar, diluted to make a drink.
4. (also squash rackets) a game in which two players use rackets to hit a small, soft rubber ball against the walls of a closed court.
Derivatives
squashily adverb
squashiness noun
squashy adjective
Origin
C16 (as v.): alt. of quash.
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squash2
¦ noun (plural same or squashes)
1. a gourd with flesh that can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
2. the plant which produces squashes. [Several species and varieties of the genus Cucurbita.]
Origin
C17: abbrev. of Narragansett asquutasquash.
Examples of use of squash
1. "The squash?" asks the salesman, pointing to something called a squash bag, listed at $1,400.
2. The DLC squash team is in the Fila ladies squash league.
3. Both the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and Women‘s International Squash Players‘ Association (WISPA) received letters from the Qatar Squash Federation which expressed its regret.
4. I found recipes for rice pudding, bread pudding, scalloped squash, and squash timbales.
5. Especially of squash champion Ritwik Bhattacharya.