Definitions
1.nounA sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
2.nounA soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water."When I'm thirsty I drink squash; it tastes much nicer than plain water."
3.nounA place or a situation where people have limited space to move."It's a bit of a squash in this small room."
4.nounSomething soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas.
5.nounSomething unripe or soft.
6.nounA sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies.
7.nounAn extremely one-sided, usually short, match.
8.verbTo beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
9.verbTo compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze."Somehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry."
10.verbTo suppress; to force into submission.
11.nounA plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.
12.nounAny other similar-looking plant of other genera.
13.nounThe edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish."We ate squash and green beans."
14.nounMuskrat.