to squash
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2.0
- verb
- /skwɑʃ/
- I accidentally squashed him on my way out of the OSS building.
- squash a bug
- get squashed
- squash it flat
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I want to squash that fucking rumor right now.
- And I want to squash that fucking rumor right now.
- And so AI doesn't need to, you know, squash humanity to get these resources.
- If N Dubs can squash beef, you guys can squash beef.
- But I'm glad you squashed your beef though that you had with him.
- And one of the the best ways to squash a movement is to turn the public against them.
- And I I don't want to ever squash that.
- But we are talking about the mainstream media that tried to squash it.
- So that squashes that misconception like a little bug under my shoe.
- Kissinger set out to squash them or others.
Examples
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The kids love to squash the berries to make juice.
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Remember I had this guy and I said we're going to squash this down to here.
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And then I just do this, squash it flat, oops.
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The children would be squashed under her belly, their faces pressed flat against the cold, bare floor.
Fiction book (1995) -
The regime survived because the upheavals were quickly squashed by French troops stationed in the neighboring Central African Republic.
Academic text (1991) -
You need to squash the dough flat before rolling it out for the pizza.
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He accidentally squashed the can while trying to fit it into the recycling bin.
Synonyms
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1.6
To press something firmly with your hand or fingers
346
1.6
To press something hard so it breaks or loses its shape
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1.4
To press or crush something until it becomes soft
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2.6
Make something flat and smooth by pressing it
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3.2
To press something until it becomes flat or out of shape
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3.7
To press something so it takes less space
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2.5
To push something down with force to make it flat or close it
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5.5
Squeeze something until it becomes wrinkled or folded
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3.4
Get folded and wrinkled when pressed, like paper or cloth
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4.2
To crush or mash something until it becomes soft
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7.5
To squash something so it becomes flat or changes shape
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7.9
To press something so it becomes flat or misshapen
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4.9
To crush something until it becomes a soft, wet mass
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8.2
To press something until it becomes flat or loses its shape
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7.1
Press something hard so it loses its shape
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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2.5
A pale tan-skinned vegetable with sweet orange flesh and a bottle-like shape used for cooking
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3.6
A vegetable with hard skin and yellow or orange inside that people keep for winter
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4.1
A yellow oval vegetable whose cooked flesh becomes long strands like spaghetti, used instead of pasta
- US
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8.4
A large insect that feeds on the sap of plants like squash and pumpkins, often damaging crops
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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
- US
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2.3
A sweet pie that uses the cooked, mashed part of a winter vegetable like pumpkin
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3.5
A plant that grows along the ground and produces pumpkins or similar edible fruits
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7.7
A small round summer vegetable with a flat shape and wavy edges often pale green, white, or yellow
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7.1
A squash with a hard shell and a rounded top that looks like a hat used for cooking or decoration
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3.9
A sport in a small walled court where players hit a small rubber ball with a long-handled frame
A squash with hard skin and a long curved neck that stores well and is good for winter meals
How Crushed
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Etymology
Squash (verb) is an old imitative word that suggests the soft, sudden sound of something being crushed; think of a fruit or bug being pressed flat, which is why squash means 'to press or crush something so it becomes flat or loses its shape'.