squash
/skwɔʃ/ verb B2- To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
- To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze. · Somehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry.· We all managed to squash into Mum's tiny car.
- To suppress; to force into submission.
He/she/it squashes · Past squashed · Past participle squashed · -ing form squashing
Verb forms
- Base form
- squash
- He/she/it
- squashes
- Past
- squashed
- Past participle
- squashed
- -ing form
- squashing
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