squash Значение & определение

Значение на squash на български

• 0 to crush something into a flat shape:

  • He accidentally sat on her hat and squashed it.

• 1 to push yourself, a person, or thing into a small space:

  • The room was so full you couldn't squash another person in.

  • If you all squashed up (= moved closer together), we could fit an extra person in the car.

  • He tried to squash his ripped jeans into the suitcase while his mother wasn't looking.

• 2 to stop something from continuing to exist or happen, by forceful action:

  • Rumours of a possible takeover of the company were soon squashed by the management.

• 3 a situation when there is not much room:

  • There are over two hundred people coming to the party so it might be a bit of a squash.

• 4 a game played between two or four people on a special closed playing area that involves hitting a small rubber ball against a wall

• 5 a drink made from fruit juice, water, and sugar or sweetener

• 6 a type of large vegetable with a hard skin and a lot of seeds at its centre

• 7 a vegetable with a hard skin and many seeds at its center

• 8 a game played in an enclosed playing area between two or four people who use rackets (= tightly fixed nets in frames attached to long handles) to hit a hard rubber ball against a wall

• 9 to press down or crush something so that it becomes flat:

  • Kate squashed the paper cup and dropped it into the trash can.

  • Republican leaders will probably try to squash the tax cut.

• 10 to push a person or thing into a small space:

  • [ T ] Four of us were squashed into the back seat of his car.