squash synonyms

squash

n.

  1. A vegetable].

    Varieties of squash include: winter, Hubbard, butternut, pumpkin, turban, winter crookneck, Canada crookneck, cushaw, summer, scallop, Italian, zucchini, straightneck, summer crookneck, acorn, pattypan, spaghetti, chayote, white bush, white bush scalloped, warted Hubbard, green, banana, yellow crookneck, Danish;

  2. A court game

    squash racquets, squash tennis, racquet ball.

squash

v.

mash, crush, flatten, pulverize; see mash.

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