English synonyms about - contact  

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

jump to corresponding sense entry

squash

noun

1 squash

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

synonym: squash vine.

Roget 276: impulse, impulsion, impetus; momentum; push, pulsion, thrust, shove, jog, jolt, brunt, booming, boost [U.S.], throw; ... show more

Roget 352: semiliquidity; stickiness etc. adj.; viscidity, viscosity; gummosity, glutinosity, mucosity; spissitude, crassitude; lentor; adhesiveness ... show more

Roget 345: marsh, swamp, morass, marish, moss, fen, bog, quagmire, slough, sump, wash; mud, squash, ... show more

2 squash

Edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable.

3 squash

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

synonyms: squash rackets, squash racquets.

Dutch: squash
Polish: squash

verb

1 squash

To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.

synonyms: crush, mash, squeeze, squelch.

Roget 324: render soft etc. adj.; soften, mollify, mellow, relax, temper; mash, knead, squash.    bend, yield, relent, ... show more

Roget 409: hiss, buzz, whiz, rustle; fizz, fizzle; wheeze, whistle, snuffle; squash; sneeze; sizzle, swish.   

Roget 352: inspissate, incrassate; thicken, mash, squash, churn, beat up.    sinter.   

Roget 162: be destroyed &c.; perish; fall to the ground; tumble, topple; go to pieces, fall to pieces; break up; crumble to dust; go to the dogs, go to the wall, go to smash, go to shivers, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: abrade, annihilate, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, asphyxiate, assibilate, assibilation, atomize, bear, beat, black out, bottle up, bray, break into pieces, break to pieces, break up, brecciate, bruise, butter ... show more.

Find more on squash elsewhere: etymology - rhymes - Wikipedia.

debug info: 0.0509