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squash(3) (iou)



squash noun1. L16.
[Rel. to or from SQUASH verb.]
The unripe pod of a pea; derog. a person likened to this. arch. L16.
a. An act of squashing something; a thing which is squashed. E17.
b. The impact of a soft heavy body falling on a surface; the sound produced by this, or by a soft substance being crushed. M17.
a. A rugby scrum. M19.
b. A social gathering, a party; an informal meeting. M19.
c. A crowd, a large number. L19.
a. A small soft rubber ball used in the game of squash. arch. L19.
b. The game played with this ball, against the walls of a closed court. Also more fully squash rackets. L19.
c. = squash tennis below. US. L19.
Orig. = lemon squash s.v. LEMON noun1. Now, a concentrated liquid made from crushed fruit, esp. oranges or lemons, to which water is added to make a drink; the diluted liquid as a drink. Freq. as 2nd elem. of comb. L19.
Biology. A preparation of softened tissue that has been made thin for microscopic examination by gently compressing or tapping. M20.
Comb.: squash bite an impression of the teeth made by biting the jaws together on a piece of plastic material. squash rackets: see sense 4b above. squash tennis US a game similar to squash but played with a tennis ball.