squash
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3.2
- noun
- /skwɑʃ/
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squash
- The evenings Livia went out to play squash, he missed her, too.
- a squash room
- recreational squash
I went and I decided not to go to squash that day.
- I went and I decided not to go to squash that day.
- I was a squash player of my dream as a as a young boy was to be a professional athlete.
- Get mum or dad running across the court, my brothers and and I've played hours and hours of squash.
Examples
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I'm playing squash with the headmaster at 17:00.
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One of the indoor sport facilities that is available at KUO is the squash room.
Academic text (2010) -
We are out here about to play some squash for the first time.
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Well, those guys all play squash and have middle names.
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We could play squash next week.
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Yes, and where would the squash courts be?
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I canceled my squash game for this.
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His wife and I sit on committees together, and he plays squash with my husband.
Fiction book (1995) -
Mike Way is the men's and women's squash coach here at Harvard University.
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Every other Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, he plays squash with his friend Peter.
Synonyms
A sport in a small walled court where players hit a small rubber ball with a long-handled frame
Idioms
Compounds
8
2.5
A pale tan-skinned vegetable with sweet orange flesh and a bottle-like shape used for cooking
2
4.1
A yellow oval vegetable whose cooked flesh becomes long strands like spaghetti, used instead of pasta
2
3.6
A vegetable with hard skin and yellow or orange inside that people keep for winter
- US
1
2.3
A sweet pie that uses the cooked, mashed part of a winter vegetable like pumpkin
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3.4
A light piece of sports equipment with a long handle and a small oval head used to play squash
A small round summer vegetable with a flat shape and wavy edges often pale green, white, or yellow
- US
A large insect that feeds on the sap of plants like squash and pumpkins, often damaging crops
A sport in a small walled court where players hit a small rubber ball with a long-handled frame
A squash with a hard shell and a rounded top that looks like a hat used for cooking or decoration
A squash with hard skin and a long curved neck that stores well and is good for winter meals
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Etymology
Squash (sport) gets its name from the older phrase squash racquets, because players used a soft rubber ball that 'squashes' when it hits the wall, so the game's name reminds you of the ball's soft, squashing action.