squash
n 1: any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of
the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
[syn: squash vine]
2: edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
3: a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players
who strike the ball with long-handled rackets [syn: squash
racquets, squash rackets]
v : to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
[syn: crush, squelch, mash, squeeze]
[also: squashes (pl)]