what does squash mean?
SQUASH as NOUN
- Meaning
- a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
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- Meaning
- edible fruit of a squash plant
- eaten as a vegetable
Hypernyms(s) squash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
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Hypernyms(s) squash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SQUASH as VERB
- Meaning
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
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Usage Example(s)
- crush an aluminum can
- squeeze a lemon
Hypernyms(s) squash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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