SQUASH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SQUASH?

Need another word that means the same as “squash”? Find 72 synonyms and 30 related words for “squash” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Squash” are: crush, mash, squeeze, squelch, flatten, compress, press, smash, distort, mangle, pound, tamp down, trample, trample down, stamp on, force, ram, thrust, plunge, push, stick, cram, jam, stuff, pack, wedge, tamp, drive, hammer, bang, put an end to, put a stop to, bring to an end, nip in the bud, scotch, put the lid on, humiliate, humble, mortify, show up, bring down, take down, bring low, demean, expose, show in a bad light, shame, put to shame, make ashamed, discomfit, disgrace, discredit, downgrade, debase, degrade, devalue, dishonour, embarrass, put someone in their place, make a fool of, chasten, subdue, get the better of, have the last laugh on, abash, abase, quash, deflate, make someone eat humble pie, squash rackets, squash racquets, squash vine

Squash as a Noun

Definitions of "Squash" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “squash” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets.
• A game in which two players use rackets to hit a small, soft rubber ball against the walls of a closed court.
• Any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits.
• A preparation of softened tissue that has been made thin for microscopic examination by gently compressing or tapping it.
• Edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable.
• A sweet concentrated liquid made from or flavoured with fruit juice, which is diluted to make a drink.
• A social gathering or informal meeting.
• A state of being squeezed or forced into a small or restricted space.

Synonyms of "Squash" as a noun (3 Words)

squash rackets	A game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets.
squash racquets	Any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits.
squash vine	Edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable.

Usage Examples of "Squash" as a noun

• It was a bit of a squash but he didn't seem to mind.
• A squash club.
• A poetry squash in London.
• Orange squash.

Squash as a Verb

Definitions of "Squash" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “squash” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Suppress or subdue (a feeling or action.
• Squeeze or force into a small or restricted space.
• Make one's way into a small or restricted space.
• Firmly reject (an idea or suggestion.
• Crush or squeeze (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape.
• Silence or discomfit (someone), typically by making a humiliating remark.
• To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.

Synonyms of "Squash" as a verb (69 Words)

abase	Behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone. I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees.
abash	Make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. If anything was officially done or said to him it did not abash him.
bang	Leap jerk bang. He banged home four penalties in the opening twenty minutes.
bring down	Advance or set forth in court.
bring low	Induce or persuade.
bring to an end	Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
chasten	Restrain. The director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops.
compress	Squeeze or press (two things) together. Compress the data.
cram	Study intensively over a short period of time just before an examination. The ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts.
crush	Crush or bruise. The government had taken elaborate precautions to crush any resistance.
debase	Corrupt debase or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. The love episodes debase the dignity of the drama.
deflate	Become deflated or flaccid as by losing air. The government deflated sharply in 1964.
degrade	Reduce (energy) to a less readily convertible form. The bacteria will degrade hydrocarbons.
demean	Do something that is beneath one’s dignity. I had demeaned the profession.
devalue	Reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of. The dinar was devalued by 20 per cent.
discomfit	Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed. He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.
discredit	Reject as false; refuse to accept. His remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him.
disgrace	Damage the reputation of. John stiffened his jaw so he wouldn t disgrace himself by crying.
dishonour	Refuse to accept. The ceremony was undertaken if a pupil had done something to dishonour the school.
distort	Twist and press out of shape. The pipe will distort as you bend it.
downgrade	Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance. Some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi skilled.
drive	Be licensed or competent to drive a motor vehicle. The amplifier drives the tube.
embarrass	Cause to be embarrassed cause to feel self conscious. The state of the rivers will embarrass the enemy.
expose	Expose or make accessible to some action or influence. At low tide the sands are exposed.
flatten	Become flat or flatter. The controversy has flattened everybody here.
force	Force into or from an action or state either physically or metaphorically. They forced a way through the crowd.
get the better of	Apprehend and reproduce accurately.
hammer	Hit or beat something repeatedly with a hammer or similar object. Maclean was presented with a great chance but he hammered the ball over the bar from 10 yards.
have the last laugh on	Cause to be born.
humble	Decisively defeat (a sporting opponent previously thought to be superior. He was humbled by his many ordeals.
humiliate	Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. You ll humiliate me in front of the whole school.
jam	Crowd or pack to capacity. Listeners jammed a radio station s switchboard with calls.
make a fool of	Be suitable for.
make ashamed	Behave in a certain way.
make someone eat humble pie	Cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable.
mangle	Press with a mangle. Mangle the sheets.
mash	Crush or smash something to a pulp. The barley is dried out over peat fires and mashed with water which flows through peat ground.
mortify	Subdue (the body or its needs and desires) by self-denial or discipline. Mortify the flesh.
nip in the bud	Squeeze tightly between the fingers.
pack	Hike with a backpack. You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice.
plunge	Suffer a rapid decrease in value. To peel fruit cover with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water.
pound	Place or shut up in a pound. The locks pound the water of the canal.
press	Apply pressure to a flower or leaf between sheets of paper in order to dry and preserve it. The mob was still pressing forward.
push	Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby. She pushed her way through the crowded streets.
put a stop to	Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation.
put an end to	Formulate in a particular style or language.
put someone in their place	Adapt.
put the lid on	Make an investment.
put to shame	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
quash	Put down by force or intimidation. The government quashes any attempt of an uprising.
ram	Be very crowded. The bar was rammed with United supporters.
scotch	Decisively put an end to. A spokesman has scotched the rumours.
shame	Bring shame or dishonor upon. She shames me with her eighty year old energy.
show in a bad light	Give an exhibition of to an interested audience.
show up	Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively.
smash	Break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over. My Volvo s been smashed up.
squeeze	Squeeze tightly between the fingers. He found a hole in the hedge and squeezed his way through.
squelch	Make a sucking sound. Bedraggled guests squelched across the lawn to seek shelter.
stamp on	Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype.
stick	Come or be in close contact with stick or hold together and resist separation. She sticks to her principles.
stuff	Fill with a stuffing while cooking. Stuff a pillow with feathers.
subdue	Make subordinate, dependent, or subservient. Charles went on a campaign to subdue the Saxons.
take down	Make use of or accept for some purpose.
tamp	Press down tightly. He tamped down the tobacco with his thumb.
tamp down	Press down tightly.
trample	Walk on and flatten. Trample the flowers.
trample down	Walk on and flatten.
wedge	Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space. The door was wedged open.

Usage Examples of "Squash" as a verb

• She squashed some of her clothes inside the bag.
• The mournful sound did nothing to squash her high spirits.
• She needled him with such venom that Seb was visibly squashed.
• Wash and squash the cans before depositing them.
• The proposal was immediately squashed by the Heritage Department.
• I squashed into the middle of the crowd.

Associations of "Squash" (30 Words)

abrade	Rub hard or scrub. It was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine stinging dust.
ax	Chop or split with an ax. Axe wood.
chop	Form or shape by chopping. Benson chopped the ball on to the stumps.
compress	A pad of lint or other absorbent material pressed on to part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding. She compressed her lips.
compression	The reduction in volume (causing an increase in pressure) of the fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine before ignition.
condense	Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops. Congress condensed the three year plan into a six month plan.
crush	Crush or bruise. Be careful you re going to crush her dress.
drudgery	Hard monotonous routine work. Domestic drudgery.
finely	In an elegant manner. A finely crafted movie.
flatten	Humiliate or depress (someone. Flynn flattened him with a single punch.
flour	Grind grain into flour. Flour fish or meat before frying it.
grind	Shape or form by grinding. Experienced teacher offers grinds in Maths and Irish to all levels.
grindstone	A revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools.
hone	Sharpen with a hone. The detectives honed in on the suspect.
mash	Crush or smash something to a pulp. He almost had his head mashed by a slamming door.
mill	Grind something in a mill. A mill town.
millstone	Each of two circular stones used for grinding grain.
powder	Sprinkle or cover a surface with powder or a powdery substance. A light dusting of translucent powder.
press	A printing press. He pressed a button and the doors slid open.
pressed	Flattened, shaped, or smoothed by the application of pressure, typically from an iron. Immaculately pressed trousers.
pulverize	Destroy completely. Pulverize the grains.
push	An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself. The company has been pushing a document management system.
quash	Declare invalid. His conviction was quashed on appeal.
quell	Subdue or silence (someone. Quell my hunger.
sharpen	Improve or cause to improve. Students will sharpen up their reading skills.
shatter	Break into many pieces. The window was shattered by a stone.
shred	Tear into shreds. That girl can shred like Eddie Van Halen.
squeeze	Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space. I squeezed myself into the corner.
squelch	Forcefully silence or suppress. Squelch any sign of dissent.
tamp	A tool for tamping e g for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc. He tamped down the tobacco with his thumb.