squash

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /skwɒʃ/ (US) IPA(key): /skwɔʃ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /skwɑʃ/ (rural US, intrusive R) IPA(key): /skwɔɹʃ/ Rhymes: -ɒʃ === Etymology 1 === From 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). ==== Noun ==== squash (countable and uncountable, plural squashes) (uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets. A non-alcoholic drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water or milk. Synonyms: cordial, (uncommon) high juice 2006 Feb. 17, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4: Sure. I pour hot squash all over myself and we all have a good chuckle. Everyone except Muggins here. A place or a situation where people have limited space to move. (biology) A preparation made by placing material on a slide (flat, rectangular piece of glass), covering it and applying pressure. Synonym: smear (obsolete, countable) Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas. (obsolete, countable, derogatory) Something unripe or soft. (obsolete, countable) A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies. (slang, professional wrestling) An extremely one-sided, usually short, match. Orr, James (18 August 2014), “WWE SummerSlam 2014: How Twitter reacted to John Cena vs Brock Lesnar”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[4], The Independent, retrieved 30 July 2015 It was one of the most shocking WWE title matches ever witnessed, and effectively a 20-minute squash match as Brock Lesnar "conquered" his opponent. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== quash ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== racketball ==== Verb ==== squash (third-person singular simple present squashes, present participle squashing, simple past and past participle squashed) (transitive) To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush. (transitive, intransitive) To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze. (transitive) To suppress; to force into submission. ===== Synonyms ===== (to compress): condense, press; see also Thesaurus:compress ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Interjection ==== squash (obsolete) The sound of something relatively heavy splashing or squelching into water. ===== References ===== Joseph Wright, editor (1905), “SQUASH”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: […], volume V (R–S), London: Henry Frowde, […], publisher to the English Dialect Society, […]; New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC.: "The sound of a heavy body falling into water; the act of splashing; a dash of water; a heavy fall of rain." === Etymology 2 === Shortening of Narragansett askutasquash (“[a vegetable] eaten green (or raw)”), from askut (“green, raw”) +‎ asquash (“eaten”). ==== Noun ==== squash (countable and uncountable, plural squash or squashes) (botany, countable) A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind. Cucurbita maxima, including hubbard squash, great winter squash, buttercup squash, and some varieties of pumpkins. Cucurbita argyrosperma (syn. Cucurbita mixta), cushaw squash. Cucurbita moschata, butternut squash, Barbary squash, China squash. Cucurbita pepo, most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini. (botany) Any other similar-looking plant of other genera. Lagenaria siceraria (syn. Cucurbita verrucosa), calabash, long-neck squash. (cooking) The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish. ===== Hyponyms ===== pumpkin ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === Clipping of musquash. ==== Noun ==== squash (plural squashes) (obsolete, countable) Muskrat. === Further reading === “squash”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. squash on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cucurbita on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cucurbita on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === References === == Basque == === Etymology === Borrowed from English squash. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /es̺kwaʃ/ [es̺.kwaʃ] Rhymes: -es̺kwaʃ, -aʃ === Noun === squash inan squash (sport) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “squash”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Czech == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English squash. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈskvoʃ] Rhymes: -oʃ Hyphenation: squash === Noun === squash m inan (relational adjective squashový) (sports) squash ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “squash”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Noun === squash c (singular definite squashen, plural indefinite squash or squasher) squash (sport) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “squash” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skʋɑʃ/ Hyphenation: squash Rhymes: -ɑʃ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English squash. ==== Noun ==== squash n (uncountable, no diminutive) squash (sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== squash inflection of squashen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “squash”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Further reading === squash on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Finnish == === Etymology === From English squash. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈskuɑs/, [ˈs̠kuɑ̝s̠] IPA(key): /ˈskuɑʃ/, [ˈs̠kuɑ̝ʃ] Rhymes: -uɑs Syllabification(key): squ‧ash Hyphenation(key): squ‧ash === Noun === squash (sports) squash Synonym: kössi ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “squash”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English squash. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skwaʃ/ === Noun === squash m (plural squashs) (sports) (uncountable) squash jouer au squash ― to play squash squash game squash court === Further reading === “squash”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === skvåsj === Etymology === Borrowed from English squash. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skʋɔʂ/ Rhymes: -ɔʂ === Noun === squash m (definite singular squashen, indefinite plural squasher, definite plural squashene) squash (fruit) squash (sport) squash (soft drink) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === skvåsj === Etymology === Borrowed from English squash. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skʋɔʂ/ Rhymes: -ɔʂ === Noun === squash m (definite singular squashen, indefinite plural squashar, definite plural squashane) squash (fruit) squash (sport) squash (soft drink) == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English squash. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈskwɔʂ/ Rhymes: -ɔʂ Syllabification: squash === Noun === squash m inan squash (sport) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “squash”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[6] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English squash. === Noun === squash m (uncountable) squash (sport) === Further reading === “squash”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “squash”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from English squash. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skvɔʃ/, [ˈskʋɔʃ] Rhymes: -ɔʃ === Noun === squash m inan (genitive singular squashu, declension pattern of stroj) squash (sport) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== squashový === Further reading === “squash”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈskwaʃ/ [ˈskwaʃ], /esˈkwaʃ/ [esˈkwaʃ] Rhymes: -aʃ Syllabification: squash === Noun === squash m (uncountable) squash (sport) === Further reading === “squash”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === squash c (sports) squash ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== squashbana squashboll squashracket === Noun === squash c (botany) squash (plant and fruit) Synonym: zucchini ==== Declension ==== === References === “squash”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “squash”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “squash”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)