Squash

Quick meaning: Squash is a noun meaning (uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.

Meaning

(uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.

More Meanings

1. A non-alcoholic drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water or milk.
2. A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.
3. (biology) A preparation made by placing material on a slide (flat, rectangular piece of glass), covering it and applying pressure.
4. (obsolete, countable) Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas.
5. (obsolete, countable, derogatory) Something unripe or soft.
6. (obsolete, countable) A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies.
7. (slang, professional wrestling) An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.

Example Sentences

She plays squash every Saturday.

It's a bit of a squash in this small room.

When I'm thirsty I drink squash; it tastes much nicer than plain water.

The bat, as a racquet used to be called, is the chief tool of the squash tradesman.

Word Forms

• squashes
• squashing
• squashed

Synonyms for squash

Depending on context, synonyms include condense, press, cordial, smear, squelch, crush.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include crush, squeeze, squelch, mash, racquetball, stomp.

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