You had better stay out of the traffic, or some big truck will squash you up!
•The truck squashed up the tiny car.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
squash — I UK [skwɒʃ] / US [skwɑʃ] verb Word forms squash : present tense I/you/we/they squash he/she/it squashes present participle squashing past tense squashed past participle squashed 1) a) [transitive] to damage something by pressing or crushing it… … English dictionary
squash — squash1 [skwɔʃ US skwa:ʃ, skwo:ʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(press)¦ 2¦(small space)¦ 3¦(stop something)¦ 4¦(control emotion)¦ Phrasal verbs squash up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: esquasser, from Latin quassare to shake ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
squash — squash1 [ skwaʃ ] noun 1. ) count or uncount any of a group of large hard vegetables with very thick skin 2. ) uncount a game in which two players use RACKETS to hit a small ball against a wall. You play squash on an indoor area called a court: a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
squash — [[t]skwɒ̱ʃ[/t]] squashes, squashing, squashed 1) VERB If someone or something is squashed, they are pressed or crushed with such force that they become injured or lose their shape. [be V ed prep] Robert was lucky to escape with just a broken foot … English dictionary
squash — [skwɒʃ] verb I 1) [T] to damage something by pressing or crushing it so that it loses its normal shape 2) [I/T] to push someone or something so that they fit into a small space, or to fit into a small space with difficulty 3) [T] to prevent… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
squash — squash1 squasher, n. /skwosh, skwawsh/, v.t. 1. to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel. 2. to suppress or put down; quash. 3. to silence or disconcert (someone), as with a crushing retort or emotional or… … Universalium
squash — squash1 verb 1》 crush or squeeze (something) so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape. ↘squeeze or force into a restricted space. 2》 suppress or subdue. ↘firmly reject (an idea or suggestion). ↘silence (someone), typically with… … English new terms dictionary
beat someone hands down — beat (someone) hands down win (something) hands down to win easily. The last time we played squash he beat me hands down … New idioms dictionary
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
open — 1 adjective NOT CLOSED 1 DOOR/CONTAINER not closed, so that you can go through, take things out, or put things in: an open window | I guess I did leave the door open. | I can t get this milk open. | wide open (=completely open): The door was wide … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hand — /hænd / (say hand) noun 1. (in humans) the terminal, prehensile part of the arm, consisting of the palm and five digits. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3. the terminal part of any limb when prehensile …
