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squasher

squasher

1 5.6
A machine or person that presses things flat
  • noun
  • /ˈskwɑːʃər/
translation icon : aplastador
  • I handed him the squasher so he could make the juice from the ripe fruit.

Examples

  • If you do the squashing, I'll be the squasher.

  • The chef used a heavy squasher to flatten the garlic cloves.

  • They are her best grape squashers.

  • To prepare the dough, she picked up the squasher and pressed down firmly.

Synonyms

crusher
vssquasher
  • Specialized
61 3.9

A machine that breaks large objects into smaller pieces, like rocks or cans

is more about breaking things into pieces rather than making surfaces even
compactor
vssquasher
13 3.8

A machine that presses waste or soil to make it smaller

focuses on making items flat by force rather than only shrinking bulk
presser
vssquasher
1 6.0

A tool that pushes down to make things flat, like fabric or garlic

is more forceful and compresses objects rather than gentle shaping
cruncher
vssquasher
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A machine that crushes and compacts large items like cans or boxes

is focused on pressing to make objects flat rather than densifying them
crumpler
vssquasher
1 8.7

A person or machine that makes paper wrinkled

is meant to make items flat by force instead of folding them into wrinkles
flattener
vssquasher
5.1

A machine that makes a surface flat and even

is broader and acts to press or alter objects beyond surface leveling

How Strong

pulverizer
  • US
1 7.2
crusher
  • Specialized
61 3.9
press
141 4.1
squasher
1 5.6
squeezer
3 1.8

Surface Forms

squasher singular
squashers plural

Morphology

squasher = squash (transparent) = squash + er

Standard agent/instrument nominalization from the verb 'squash' using the productive suffix '-er', giving a literal 'one that squashes'.

Etymology

Squasher comes from the verb squash, which means 'to crush' or 'make flat', plus the ending -er that means 'one who does something', so a squasher is someone or something that presses down or flattens things.