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The correct spelling is squash.
How to pronounce squash
/skwɒʃ/
nounIPA: /skwɒʃ/
Say it like: Skw-ash
The correct spelling is squash. A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets. For example: "When I'm thirsty I drink squash; it tastes much nicer than plain water."
Usage Examples
“When I'm thirsty I drink squash; it tastes much nicer than plain water.”
“It's a bit of a squash in this small room.”
“Somehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
- 2.A soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water.
- 3.A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.
- 4.Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas.
- 5.Something unripe or soft.
verb
- 1.To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
- 2.To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.
- 3.To suppress; to force into submission.
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