Squash
noun
A game in which two players use rackets to hit a small, rubber ball against a wall.
He invited me to play a game of squash after work.
Often appears as...
- play squash
- squash court
verb
To press something into a flat shape, often breaking or damaging it.
I accidentally squash the bread while packing my groceries.
Often appears as...
- squash a bug
- squash a can
noun
Type of vegetable, usually round or long and large, that has a hard skin and is yellow or green.
I added some squash to the soup for extra flavor.
Often appears as...
- roast squash
- squash soup
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Culinary
noun
A sweet drink made from fruit juice, sugar and water.
Would you like some blackcurrant squash to drink?
Often appears as...
- mixed fruit squash
- orange squash
verb
To stop something from happening or developing.
The government squash the protest by force.
Often appears as...
- squash a rumor
- squash a rebellion
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Formal
noun
A game in which two players use rackets to hit a small, rubber ball against a wall.
He invited me to play a game of squash after work.
Often appears as...
- play squash
- squash court
verb
To press something into a flat shape, often breaking or damaging it.
I accidentally squash the bread while packing my groceries.
Often appears as...
- squash a bug
- squash a can
noun
Type of vegetable, usually round or long and large, that has a hard skin and is yellow or green.
I added some squash to the soup for extra flavor.
Often appears as...
- roast squash
- squash soup
Usage tips
Culinary
noun
A sweet drink made from fruit juice, sugar and water.
Would you like some blackcurrant squash to drink?
Often appears as...
- mixed fruit squash
- orange squash
verb
To stop something from happening or developing.
The government squash the protest by force.
Often appears as...
- squash a rumor
- squash a rebellion
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Sports Context
Usually mentioned in conversations about sports or fitness activities.
Are you joining the squash league this season?
Pro Tip 2/2Requires Equipment
Refers to playing the sport which needs a racket and a special ball.
Don't forget your racket for our squash match.
Pro Tip 1/2Sports Context
Usually mentioned in conversations about sports or fitness activities.
Are you joining the squash league this season?
Pro Tip 2/2Requires Equipment
Refers to playing the sport which needs a racket and a special ball.
Don't forget your racket for our squash match.
Pro Tip 1/2Sports Context
Usually mentioned in conversations about sports or fitness activities.
Are you joining the squash league this season?
Pro Tip 2/2Requires Equipment
Refers to playing the sport which needs a racket and a special ball.
Don't forget your racket for our squash match.
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Making waves: The power...
That's what happens along a concentration gradient, as substances shift passively from a high, or squashed, concentration, to a lower, more comfortable one. How does this relate to ocean currents and thermohaline circulation? Thermo means temperature, and haline means salt because in the real world scenario of the sea,
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Julian Treasure: Shh!...
So, we're inviting into our lives the voices of people who are not present with us. I think there's something deeply unhealthy about living all the time in schizophonia. The second problem that comes with headphone abuse is compression. We squash music to fit it into our pocket and there is a cost attached to this.
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The fundamentals of...
Einstein's stretch and squash trick. So, to map out what gravity is doing to Tom's motion, we need to create a whole load of little patches of space-time, each transformed by different amounts. So that my world line is at a different angle in each one. And then, we're ready to stitch everything together.
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6 ways mushrooms can...
You could take a cardboard box delivering shoes, you could add water -- I developed this for the refugee community -- corns, beans and squash and onions. I took several containers -- my wife said, if I could do this, anybody could -- and I ended up growing a seed garden. Then you harvest the seeds --
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Real-Life Vampires Hunt...
they're also incredibly good on the ground and this is a really rare trait for a bat species to be able to walk on the ground you can hop and run and this provides a really nice way for the bats to avoid getting squashed or getting captured by the animals that they're
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When to use apostrophes...
use the apostrophe. If you're showing possession, leave it out. Otherwise, contractions are pretty straightforward. The apostrophe stands in for missing letters, and lets common phrases squash into a single word. In rare cases, you can have a double contraction,
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Exploring other...
We live in a three-dimensional world where everything has length, width, and height. But what if our world were two-dimensional? We would be squashed down to occupy a single plane of existence, geometrically speaking, of course.
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The twins who tricked...
Finally, they won the game, hitting the hanging squash so it shattered on the ground. The twins knew their treacherous hosts would not take the loss well. To protect themselves, they enlisted a pair of seers.
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The fundamentals of...
What you do is stretch your block of space-time along the light world line, then squash it by the same amount, but at right angles to the light world line, and abracadabra! Tom's world line has gone vertical,
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Hippos Fight as Water...
per kilometer of river all of them now squash together uncomfortably close they spend most of the day in water not just to protect their skin but to conserve energy especially now when food is so scarce
Video examples
Making waves: The power...
That's what happens along a concentration gradient, as substances shift passively from a high, or squashed, concentration, to a lower, more comfortable one. How does this relate to ocean currents and thermohaline circulation? Thermo means temperature, and haline means salt because in the real world scenario of the sea,
Video examples
Julian Treasure: Shh!...
So, we're inviting into our lives the voices of people who are not present with us. I think there's something deeply unhealthy about living all the time in schizophonia. The second problem that comes with headphone abuse is compression. We squash music to fit it into our pocket and there is a cost attached to this.
Video examples
The fundamentals of...
Einstein's stretch and squash trick. So, to map out what gravity is doing to Tom's motion, we need to create a whole load of little patches of space-time, each transformed by different amounts. So that my world line is at a different angle in each one. And then, we're ready to stitch everything together.
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
You could take a cardboard box delivering shoes, you could add water -- I developed this for the refugee community -- corns, beans and squash and onions. I took several containers -- my wife said, if I could do this, anybody could -- and I ended up growing a seed garden. Then you harvest the seeds --
Video examples
Real-Life Vampires Hunt...
they're also incredibly good on the ground and this is a really rare trait for a bat species to be able to walk on the ground you can hop and run and this provides a really nice way for the bats to avoid getting squashed or getting captured by the animals that they're
Video examples
When to use apostrophes...
use the apostrophe. If you're showing possession, leave it out. Otherwise, contractions are pretty straightforward. The apostrophe stands in for missing letters, and lets common phrases squash into a single word. In rare cases, you can have a double contraction,
Video examples
Exploring other...
We live in a three-dimensional world where everything has length, width, and height. But what if our world were two-dimensional? We would be squashed down to occupy a single plane of existence, geometrically speaking, of course.
Video examples
The twins who tricked...
Finally, they won the game, hitting the hanging squash so it shattered on the ground. The twins knew their treacherous hosts would not take the loss well. To protect themselves, they enlisted a pair of seers.
Video examples
The fundamentals of...
What you do is stretch your block of space-time along the light world line, then squash it by the same amount, but at right angles to the light world line, and abracadabra! Tom's world line has gone vertical,
Video examples
Hippos Fight as Water...
per kilometer of river all of them now squash together uncomfortably close they spend most of the day in water not just to protect their skin but to conserve energy especially now when food is so scarce
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Angela Duckworth
American Psychologist
When people think of the word 'drive,' they often think you have it or you don't, and that's where we're wrong. Drive is something that can be encouraged by a wonderful teacher, by a terrific classroom environment, by an awesome soccer team that you are on, and it can be squashed as well.
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Mae Jemison
American Astronaut
Sometimes parents squash students' interests because they are afraid of science or math. So they don't participate. You don't have to know the answers to engage kids; you just have to let them know it's important.
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Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
I really like to play to squash, because it's competitive, and I like basketball. I'm friends with a guy in L.A. called Andrew Bynum, who used to play for the L.A. Lakers NBA team. We play together sometimes.
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Vusi Mahlasela
South African Musician
If you are bitter, you are like a dry leaf that you can just squash, and you can get blown away by the wind. There is much more wisdom in forgiveness.
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Sarah Silverman
American Comedian
Men like to squash you. I just want someone who's happy with himself, happy with his life. He doesn't have to squash mine.
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Blackbear
American Musician
It's important to reinvent yourself often, because if you don't, someone else will and squash you like a bug.
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Jason Statham
British Actor
I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash.
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Jahangir Khan
Pakistani Athlete
Squash is my passion, and it is in my blood.
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Jack Layton
Canadian Politician
I played a lot of squash for a lot of years.
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Jeremy Taylor
British Clergyman
Dive on them and squash them if you must.
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Angela Duckworth
American Psychologist
When people think of the word 'drive,' they often think you have it or you don't, and that's where we're wrong. Drive is something that can be encouraged by a wonderful teacher, by a terrific classroom environment, by an awesome soccer team that you are on, and it can be squashed as well.
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Mae Jemison
American Astronaut
Sometimes parents squash students' interests because they are afraid of science or math. So they don't participate. You don't have to know the answers to engage kids; you just have to let them know it's important.
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Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
I really like to play to squash, because it's competitive, and I like basketball. I'm friends with a guy in L.A. called Andrew Bynum, who used to play for the L.A. Lakers NBA team. We play together sometimes.
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Vusi Mahlasela
South African Musician
If you are bitter, you are like a dry leaf that you can just squash, and you can get blown away by the wind. There is much more wisdom in forgiveness.
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Sarah Silverman
American Comedian
Men like to squash you. I just want someone who's happy with himself, happy with his life. He doesn't have to squash mine.
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Blackbear
American Musician
It's important to reinvent yourself often, because if you don't, someone else will and squash you like a bug.
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Jason Statham
British Actor
I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash.
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Jahangir Khan
Pakistani Athlete
Squash is my passion, and it is in my blood.
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Jack Layton
Canadian Politician
I played a lot of squash for a lot of years.
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Jeremy Taylor
British Clergyman
Dive on them and squash them if you must.
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