Synonyms for squash
skwɒʃ, skwɔʃsquash

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. squash, squash vinenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   squash racquets, squash vine, squash rackets

2. squashnoun

   edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable

   Synonyms:
   squash racquets, squash vine, squash rackets

3. squash, squash racquets, squash racketsverb

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

   Synonyms:
   squash racquets, squash vine, squash rackets

4. squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeezeverb

   to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

   "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

   Synonyms:
   comminute, twitch, suppress, vanquish, pressure, crush, squish, grind, romance, rack, quell, twinge, splash, dally, hale, beat, press, jam, smash, wring, flirt, force, embrace, crunch, trounce, coquette, shove, thrust, chat up, demolish, butterfly, compress, hug, beat out, tweet, slop, mash, quench, contract, compact, extort, stuff, squeeze, philander, bosom, pinch, coquet, break down, slosh, coerce, oppress, wedge, squelch, bray, constrict, splosh, gouge, shell

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1. • Press
   • Vegetable
   • Vine

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crush and squeeze

   Submitted by ulugbekdushamov123 on July 24, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. squashverb

   Synonyms:
   crush

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "squash":

   racquetball, lemon, crush

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1. Rory Trahair:

   We've launched yachts in the last few years that have multiple pools, helipads, a squash court. There are few things now a yacht can't have, whereas a jacuzzi was a luxury in the early 2000s, now if you've got just one, it's rather frowned upon. You need to have a few and you need to have an infinity plunge pool that doubles as a helipad.

2. Jessica Randhawa:

   This gluten-free and vegetarian oven-roasted Delicata squash recipe is roasted with sweet maple syrup, butter and sprinkled with ground cinnamon for a uniquely flavorful autumn side dish at this year's Thanksgiving dinner, this is my absolute favorite way to cook this sweet, creamy, and velvety winter squash, as it's fast, easy, and cozy.

3. Mary Ann Mendoza -RRB-:

   They don’t even want to look us in the face, they avoid us at all costs, it would squash their agenda and what they are trying to achieve; they want to act like it doesn’t even exist and that’s why so many of us keep fighting.

4. Maryam Peter from Pambla village:

   They provide raw rice to cook, the rice that they stole from the shops. They provide a kettle and ... scarves to cover up the women, people are going hungry. They are only feeding on corn and squash. No meat, nothing like that. The insurgents are not providing anything else.

5. Chris Christie:

   John McCain was far more irascible and tactless in his campaign style than Christie has been and he was not known as a bully, maybe it's just because of Chris Christie's size -- he looks like a guy who could just squash you!