English dictionary
squash
/skw/A//S/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
Synonyms squash vineSource: WordNet 3.0
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edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An American animal allied to the weasel.
Source: webster1913
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A plant and its fruit of the genus <i>Cucurbita</i>, or gourd kind.
Source: webster1913
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Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of pease.
Source: webster1913
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A game much like rackets, played in a walled court with soft rubber balls and bats like tennis rackets.
Source: webster1913
verb
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to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
Source: webster1913