Tra từ squash - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

squash [squash squashes squashed squashing] verb, noun BrE [skwɒʃ] NAmE [skwɑːʃ] NAmE [skwɔːʃ]
verb

1. transitive to press sth so that it becomes soft, damaged or flat, or changes shape
•~ sth/sb The tomatoes at the bottom of the bag had been squashed.
•Move up— you're squashing me!
•~ sth against sth He squashed his nose against the window.
•~ sth + adj. Squash your cans flat before recycling.
2. intransitive, transitive to push sb/sth or yourself into a space that is too small
•+ adv./prep. We all squashed into the back of the car.
•~ sb/sth + adv./prep. How many people are they going to try and squash into this bus?
•She was squashed between the door and the table.
•There were dozens of us in the room, squashed together like sardines.
3. transitive ~ sth to stop sth from continuing; to destroy sth because it is a problem for you
Syn: ↑quash
•to squash a plan/an idea/a revolt
•If parents don't answer children's questions, their natural curiosity will be squashed.
•The statement was an attempt to squash the rumours.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 2 and n. sense 4 v. mid 16th cent. ↑quashn. sense 3 mid 17th cent. Narragansett asquutasquash
Derived: ↑squash somebody up ▪ ↑squash up

noun

1. (also formal ˈsquash rackets)uncountable a game for two players, played in a ↑court surrounded by four walls, using ↑rackets and a small rubber ball
•a squash court
•to play squash
2. uncountable, countable (BrE)a drink made with fruit juice, sugar and water
•a glass of orange/lemon squash
•Two orange squashes, please.
3. countable, uncountable (pl. squash, BrE also squashes)a type of vegetable that grows on the ground. Winter squash have hard skin and orange flesh. Summer squash have soft yellow or green skin and white flesh.
4. singular (informal)if sth is a squash, there is hardly enough room for everything or everyone to fit into a small space
•It's a real squash with six of us in the car.

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 2 and n. sense 4 v. mid 16th cent. ↑quashn. sense 3 mid 17th cent. Narragansett asquutasquash

Culture:
In the game of squash one player must hit the ball against the front wall, after which it can bounce against other walls and/or the floor before the other player hits it. It is a very fast game, which many people play as a way of keeping fit. It developed from the game of ↑rackets but is now played by many more people. In the US form of the game, the ball is harder and the regular court smaller than in Britain. There are also larger courts for games of ‘doubles’ (for four players), which are more popular in the US than in Britain.