squash
To beat or press into pulp or a flat massTo beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
» Do you play squash?
Ти граєш у сквош? — deniko
Ви граєте у сквош? — deniko
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3 senses(transitive)To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
разда́вливатьrazdávlivatʹ, раздави́тьrazdavítʹ, расплю́щиватьraspljúščivatʹ
(intransitive, transitive)To 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.
We all managed to squash into Mum's tiny car.
zusammendrücken
сда́вливатьsdávlivatʹ, сдави́тьsdavítʹ, сжима́тьsžimátʹ
(transitive)To suppress; to force into submission.
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Examples
62 sentencesDo you play squash?
Ти граєш у сквош? — deniko
We should play squash together sometime.
deWir müssen irgendwann mal zusammen Squash spielen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you think Tom will play squash?
ruКак ты думаешь, Том будет играть в сквош? — marafon
I'd like to play a game of squash.
deIch würde gerne eine Partie Squash spielen. — Sudajaengi
Before it's cooked, butternut squash smells like melon.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English squachen, squatchen, from Old French esquacher, escachier, from VulgarFrom Middle English squachen, squatchen, from Old French esquacher, escachier, from Vulgar Latin *excoāctiāre, from Latin ex + coāctāre. Probably influenced by Middle English quashen, quassen, from Old French esquasser, escasser (“to crush, shatter, destroy, break”), from Vulgar Latin *exquassare, from Latin ex- + quassare (“to shatter”) (see quash).
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Forms
squashes, squashing, squashed, squashedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle