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squash

/ squash /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
Type of:
court game
noun Sense 2
edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
Type of:
vegetable veggie
Kinds of:
summer squash winter squash
Has parts:
squash vine
noun Sense 3
any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
Type of:
vine
Kinds of:
pumpkin pumpkin vine autumn pumpkin Cucurbita pepo summer squash
Has parts:
Cucurbita genus Cucurbita
verb Sense 4
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
"crush an aluminum can"
"squeeze a lemon"
Type of:
press
Kinds of:
wring stamp steamroller tread telescope
Derived:
squeeze wring squeezer mash crush
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

court game vegetable veggie summer squash winter squash vine pumpkin pumpkin vine autumn pumpkin Cucurbita pepo press wring