squash

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. (slang, professional wrestling) An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.

noun

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

Definition categories: plant, vine

2. edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable

Definition categories: food, veg, vegetable, veggie

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

Definition categories: act

Sentences with squash as a noun:

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

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

- We ate squash and green beans.

verb

1. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

Similar word(s): crush, mash, squeeze, squelch

Definition categories: contact, press

Sentences with squash as a verb:

- Somehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry.

- We all managed to squash into Mum's tiny car.