- squash, crush
- اِنْهَرَسَ \ squash, crush.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
squash, crush
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crush — vb 1 Crush, mash, smash, bruise, squash, macerate are comparable when they mean to reduce or be reduced to a pulpy or broken mass. Crush implies a compressing between two hard or resistant surfaces that succeeds, usually, in destroying the shape… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Squash — Squash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squashed} (skw[o^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squashing}.] [OE. squachen, OF. escachier, esquachier, to squash, to crush, F. [ e]cacher, perhaps from (assumed) LL. excoacticare, fr. L. ex + coactare to constrain, from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squash — squash1 [skwôsh, skwäsh] vt. [OFr esquasser < VL * exquassare < L ex , intens. + quassus: see QUASH2] 1. a) to squeeze or crush into a soft or flat mass b) to press or squeeze tightly or too tightly 2. to suppress or bring to an abrupt end; … English World dictionary
crush — [n1] crowd of animate beings drove, gathering, horde, huddle, jam, multitude, party, press, push, throng, tumult; concepts 417,432 crush [n2] infatuation beguin, desire, flame, love affair, passion, puppy love*, torch; concept 20 Ant. dislike,… … New thesaurus
squash — Ⅰ. squash [1] ► VERB 1) crush or squeeze (something) so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape. 2) squeeze or force into a restricted space. 3) suppress, subdue, or reject. ► NOUN 1) a state of being squashed. 2) … English terms dictionary
squash — vb *crush, mash, smash, bruise, macerate Analogous words: *press, squeeze, jam, crowd: *compact, concentrate, consolidate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
squash — [v] compress annihilate, bear, bruise, crowd, crush, distort, extinguish, flatten, jam, kill, macerate, mash, pound, press, pulp, push, put down, quash, quell, scrunch, shut down, sit on, smash, squeeze, squish, stamp on, suppress, trample,… … New thesaurus
crush — ► VERB 1) deform, squash, or pulverize by compressing forcefully. 2) crease or crumple (cloth or paper). 3) violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion). 4) cause (someone) to feel overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment. ► NOUN 1) a crowd… … English terms dictionary
squash — squash1 squasher, n. /skwosh, skwawsh/, v.t. 1. to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel. 2. to suppress or put down; quash. 3. to silence or disconcert (someone), as with a crushing retort or emotional or… … Universalium
squash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. crush, mash, squeeze, flatten; squelch; informal, suppress, silence. See destruction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A vegetable]. Varieties of squash include: winter, Hubbard, butternut, pumpkin, turban,… … English dictionary for students
squash — I [[t]skwɒʃ, skwɔʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush 2) to suppress; quash 3) to press forcibly into a small space; cram 4) to become pressed into a flat mass or pulp 5) to make a splashing sound; splash 6) to squeeze or… … From formal English to slang
