- squash´er
- squash1 «skwosh», verb, noun, adverb.–v.t.1. to squeeze or press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: »
The boy squashed the bug. The package was squashed in the mail.
2. to put an end to; stop by force; suppress; quash: »The principal moved quickly to squash any rumors of a holiday.
3. Informal, Figurative. to silence or disconcert (a person) with a crushing argument, reply, or sarcastic remark.–v.i.1. to be pressed into a flat mass; flatten out on impact or under pressure: »Carry the cream puffs carefully, for they squash easily.
2. to make a splashing sound; move or walk with a splash: »We heard him squash through the mud and slush.
3. to crowd; squeeze.–n.1. something squashed; crushed mass: »The grapes are just a squash and not fit to eat.
2. the act, fact, or sound of squashing or crushing.3. the impact of a soft, heavy body falling on a surface.4. the sound produced by this.5. = squash tennis. (Cf. ↑squash tennis)6. = squash racquets. (Cf. ↑squash racquets)7. British. a beverage made with fruit juice and (usually) carbonated water.–adv.with a squash; squashily: »He came down, in less than no time, squash on his nose, and broke it (F. E. Paget).
╂[< Old French esquasser, ultimately < Latin ex- out + quassāre < quatere to shake. Compare etym. under quash1. (Cf. ↑quash)]–squash´er, noun.1. the fruit of any one of various vinelike plants, often eaten as a vegetable or made into a pie.2. any one of these plants. Squash are annual plants that belong to the gourd family.╂[American English, short for earlier squantersquash < Algonkian (compare Narraganset askútasquash the green things that may be eaten raw)]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.