squash

noun

a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets

edible fruit of a squash plant

any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

verb

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

Roots

quatiosquash- · Latin · shake, strike

Synonyms for squash

crushn mashn squeezen squelchv squishn quashv

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