to press or crush (something) into a flat mass

to squeeze or press oneself into a space

to apply pressure to (somebody or something) by pushing or squeezing

to put down (a rebellion, etc); = quash

to humiliate (somebody) or reduce them to silence, e.g. with a cutting remark

said esp of something resilient: to flatten out under pressure or impact

to squeeze or press oneself into a space

the condition of being squashed, e.g. against other people in a crowd

dated a social gathering

the Freshers’ squash

an indoor game played usu by two people in a four-walled court with light long-handled rackets and a small squashy rubber ball (from whose squashy nature the game gets its name) that can be played off any wall

Brit a soft drink made from the sweetened and concentrated juice of citrus fruits, usu diluted for drinking

any of several species of plants of the cucumber family bearing edible gourds: genus Cucurbita

any of various types of gourd whose flesh is cooked and eaten as a vegetable, or used for livestock feed