squash

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skwɒʃ/
• IPA^(key): /skwɔʃ/
• IPA^(key): /skwɑʃ/
• IPA^(key): /skwɔɹʃ/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɒʃ

Etymology 1

From Middle English squachen, from Old French esquasser, escasser (“to crush, shatter, destroy, break”), from Vulgar Latin *exquassare, from Latin ex- + quassare (“to shatter”).

Noun

A game of squash

squash (countable and uncountable, plural squashes)

1. (uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
   • 1922, Michael Arlen, “3/19/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days‎^[1]:

     Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall.

2. (British) A soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water.

   When I'm thirsty I drink squash; it tastes much nicer than plain water.

3. A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.

   It's a bit of a squash in this small room.

4. (obsolete, countable) Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas.
5. (obsolete, countable, derogatory) Something unripe or soft.
6. (obsolete, countable) A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies.
7. (slang, professional wrestling) An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.
   • Orr, James (2014 August 18) “WWE SummerSlam 2014: How Twitter reacted to John Cena vs Brock Lesnar”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], The Independent, retrieved 30 July 2015

     It was one of the most shocking WWE title matches ever witnessed, and effectively a 20-minute squash match as Brock Lesnar "conquered" his opponent.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:squash.

Derived terms

• orange squash
• squashable
• squash ball
• squash court
• squash player
• squash racket

 

Related terms

• quash

Descendants

• → Dutch: kwast
  • Afrikaans: kwas

Translations

The sport

• Catalan: esquaix (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 壁球 (zh) (bìqiú)

• Czech: squash m
• Dutch: squash (nl) n
• Esperanto: skvaŝo
• Finnish: squash (fi), kössi (fi)
• French: squash (fr) m
• German: Squash (de) n
• Japanese: スカッシュ (ja) (sukasshu)
• Korean: 스쿼시 (seukwosi)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani:

• Malay: skuasy
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• Maori: poipātū
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: squash m, skvåsj m

  Nynorsk: squash m, skvåsj m

• Polish: squash (pl) m
• Portuguese: squash (pt) m
• Russian: сквош (ru) m (skvoš)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: скво̏ш m

  Roman: skvȍš (sh) m

• Slovene: skvoš m
• Spanish: squash (es) m
• Swedish: squash (sv) c
• Welsh: sboncen f

soft drink — see cordial

See also

• racketball

Verb

1. (transitive) To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
2. (transitive, intransitive) 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.

3. (transitive) To suppress; to force into submission.
   • 2006, Chris Rodda, Liars for Jesus, →ISBN, page 390:

     A somewhat popular myth about the Whiskey Rebellion is that Washington personally led the troops into western Pennsylvania and squashed the rebellion.

Synonyms

• (to compress): condense, press; see also Thesaurus:compress

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:squash.

Derived terms

• squash up
• squashy
• squish

Translations

to beat or press into pulp or flat mass

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: murskata (fi), puristaa (fi), soseuttaa (fi)
• Galician: estrullar (gl), machucar (gl), esmagar
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: szétlapít (hu)
• Khmer: វាយបំបាក់ (viey bɑmbak), សង្កិន (km) (sɑŋkən)
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• Portuguese: esmagar (pt)
• Russian: разда́вливать (ru) impf (razdávlivatʹ), раздави́ть (ru) pf (razdavítʹ), расплю́щивать (ru) impf (raspljúščivatʹ), расплю́щить (ru) pf (raspljúščitʹ), сжима́ть (ru) impf (sžimátʹ), сжать (ru) pf (sžatʹ)
• Spanish: aplastamiento m, aplastar (es)
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

to compress

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Basque: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: samenpersen (nl)
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: ahtaa (fi), ahtautua (fi)
• French: presser (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: zusammendrücken
• Hungarian: összenyom (hu), összeprésel (hu)
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• Khmer: ស្រុញ (km) (sroɲ), បណ្ណែន (bɑnnaen), កត (kɑɑt)
• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: comprimir (pt)
• Russian: сда́вливать (ru) impf (sdávlivatʹ), сдави́ть (ru) pf (sdavítʹ), сжима́ть (ru) impf (sžimátʹ), сжать (ru) pf (sžatʹ)
• Spanish: aplastamiento m, aplastar (es)
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
• ǃXóõ: tʻkxʻām

Etymology 2

Shortening of Narragansett askutasquash (“[a vegetable] eaten green (or raw)”), from askut (“green, raw”) +‎ asquash (“eaten”).

Noun

Varieties of squash

squash (countable and uncountable, plural squash or squashes)

2. (botany, countable) A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.
   1. Cucurbita maxima, including hubbard squash, great winter squash, buttercup squash, and some varieties of pumpkins.
   2. (syn. ), cushaw squash.
   3. Cucurbita moschata, butternut squash, Barbary squash, China squash.
   4. Cucurbita pepo, most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini.
3. (botany) Any other similar-looking plant of other genera.
   1. Lagenaria siceraria (syn. ), calabash, long-neck squash.
4. (cooking) The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.

   We ate squash and green beans.

Derived terms

• opo squash (Lagenaria spp.)
• squash beetle ()
• squash bug (Coreidae)
• summer squash
• winter squash

 

Hyponyms

• pumpkin

Translations

plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita

• Abenaki: wasawa
• Arabic:

  Egyptian Arabic: عجور m (ʿagūr)

  Moroccan Arabic: ڭْرعة f (grəʿa), ڭرعة حمرة f (grəʿa ḥəmra), ڭْرعة رطيلية f (grəʿa rṭiliya)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (pumpkin) 南瓜 (zh) (nánguā)

• Cree: ᐅᓵᐃᐧᐸᐠ (osâwipak) (pumpkin)
• Finnish: kurpitsa (fi)
• French: courge (fr) f
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: (pumpkin) Kürbis (de) m
• Greek: κολοκύθα (el) f (kolokýtha)
• Hindi: स्क्वाश ? (skvāś)
• Hungarian: tök (hu)
• Ido: kukurbito (io)
• Irish: puimcín m
• Italian: zucca (it) f
• Japanese: (pumpkin) 南瓜 (ja) (かぼちゃ, kabocha)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani:

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• Lakota: wagmublu, wagmu
• Maori: kamokamo, pāpapa, paukena
• Mohegan-Pequot: áskot
• Narragansett: askutasquash
• Navajo: naayízí, naayízíłtsooí
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: squash m, skvåsj m

  Nynorsk: squash m, skvåsj m

• Ojibwe: okosimaan
• Persian: کدو (fa) (kadu)
• Polish: dynia (pl) f
• Portuguese: abóbora (pt) f, moranga (pt) f, jerimum (pt) m
• Russian: кабачо́к (ru) m (kabačók), (pumpkin) ты́ква (ru) f (týkva)
• Spanish: zapallo (es) m
• Swedish: squash (sv) c, zucchini (sv) c, courgette (sv) c
• Tagalog: kandos
• Unami: kèskùnthàkw (pumpkin)
• Walloon: cawoûte (wa) f

Etymology 3

Clipping of musquash.

Noun

squash (plural squashes)

1. (obsolete, countable) Muskrat.
   • (Can we date this quote by Dampier and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     The squash is a four-footed beast, bigger than a cat.

Further reading

• “squash”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• squash on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cucurbita on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cucurbita on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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Czech

Etymology

From English squash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskvoʃ]
• Rhymes: -oʃ

Noun

1. squash

Further reading

• Template:R:ASCS

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Finnish

Etymology

From English squash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskuɑs/, [ˈs̠kuɑ̝s̠], IPA^(key): /ˈskuɑʃ/, [ˈs̠kuɑ̝ʃ]
• Hyphenation: squ‧ash

Noun

squash

1. (sports) squash

Declension

Inflection of squash (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		squash	squashit
genitive		squashin	squashien
partitive		squashia	squasheja
illative		squashiin	squasheihin
		singular	plural
nominative		squash	squashit
accusative	nom.	squash	squashit
	gen.	squashin
genitive		squashin	squashien
partitive		squashia	squasheja
inessive		squashissa	squasheissa
elative		squashista	squasheista
illative		squashiin	squasheihin
adessive		squashilla	squasheilla
ablative		squashilta	squasheilta
allative		squashille	squasheille
essive		squashina	squasheina
translative		squashiksi	squasheiksi
abessive		squashitta	squasheitta
instructive		—	squashein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of squash (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative squashini squashini accusative nom. squashini squashini gen. squashini genitive squashini squashieni partitive squashiani squashejani inessive squashissani squasheissani elative squashistani squasheistani illative squashiini squasheihini adessive squashillani squasheillani ablative squashiltani squasheiltani allative squashilleni squasheilleni essive squashinani squasheinani translative squashikseni squasheikseni abessive squashittani squasheittani instructive — — comitative — squasheineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative squashisi squashisi accusative nom. squashisi squashisi gen. squashisi genitive squashisi squashiesi partitive squashiasi squashejasi inessive squashissasi squasheissasi elative squashistasi squasheistasi illative squashiisi squasheihisi adessive squashillasi squasheillasi ablative squashiltasi squasheiltasi allative squashillesi squasheillesi essive squashinasi squasheinasi translative squashiksesi squasheiksesi abessive squashittasi squasheittasi instructive — — comitative — squasheinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative squashimme squashimme accusative nom. squashimme squashimme gen. squashimme genitive squashimme squashiemme partitive squashiamme squashejamme inessive squashissamme squasheissamme elative squashistamme squasheistamme illative squashiimme squasheihimme adessive squashillamme squasheillamme ablative squashiltamme squasheiltamme allative squashillemme squasheillemme essive squashinamme squasheinamme translative squashiksemme squasheiksemme abessive squashittamme squasheittamme instructive — — comitative — squasheinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative squashinne squashinne accusative nom. squashinne squashinne gen. squashinne genitive squashinne squashienne partitive squashianne squashejanne inessive squashissanne squasheissanne elative squashistanne squasheistanne illative squashiinne squasheihinne adessive squashillanne squasheillanne ablative squashiltanne squasheiltanne allative squashillenne squasheillenne essive squashinanne squasheinanne translative squashiksenne squasheiksenne abessive squashittanne squasheittanne instructive — — comitative — squasheinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative squashinsa squashinsa accusative nom. squashinsa squashinsa gen. squashinsa genitive squashinsa squashiensa partitive squashiaan squashiansa squashejaan squashejansa inessive squashissaan squashissansa squasheissaan squasheissansa elative squashistaan squashistansa squasheistaan squasheistansa illative squashiinsa squasheihinsa adessive squashillaan squashillansa squasheillaan squasheillansa ablative squashiltaan squashiltansa squasheiltaan squasheiltansa allative squashilleen squashillensa squasheilleen squasheillensa essive squashinaan squashinansa squasheinaan squasheinansa translative squashikseen squashiksensa squasheikseen squasheiksensa abessive squashittaan squashittansa squasheittaan squasheittansa instructive — — comitative — squasheineen squasheinensa

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English squash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skwaʃ/

Noun

squash m (plural squashs)

1. (sports) (uncountable) squash

   Jouer au squash.

2. squash game

   On s'est fait deux squashs aujourd'hui.

3. squash court

   La ville a construit trois squashs municipaux.

Further reading

• “squash”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• skvåsj

Etymology

Borrowed from English squash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skʋɔʂ/
• Rhymes: -ɔʂ

Noun

squash m

1. squash (fruit)
2. squash (sport)
3. squash (soft drink)

Inflection

Inflection of squash

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	squash	squashen	squasher	squashene

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skvåsj

Etymology

Borrowed from English squash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skʋɔʂ/
• Rhymes: -ɔʂ

Noun

squash m

1. squash (fruit)
2. squash (sport)
3. squash (soft drink)

Inflection

Inflection of squash

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Nynorsk m	squash	squashen	squashar	squashane

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Polish

Etymology

From English squash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): //skwɔʂ//

Noun

squash m inan

1. squash (sport)

Declension

Declension of squash

	singular
nominative	squash
genitive	squasha
dative	squashowi
accusative	squasha
instrumental	squashem
locative	squashu
vocative	squashu

Further reading

• squash in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Noun

squash m (uncountable)

1. squash (sport)