- squash something down
- squash something down†to crush something down; to pack something down. •
Squash the ice cream down so the air will be pushed out.
•Who squashed down my hat?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
squash something down
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put something down — 1 he put his ideas down on paper: WRITE DOWN, note down, jot down, take down, set down; list, record, register, log. 2 they put down the rebellion: SUP … Useful 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 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´er — squash1 «skwosh», verb, noun, adverb. –v.t. 1. to squeeze or press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: »The boy squashed the bug. The package was squashed in the mail. 2. to put an end to; stop by force; suppress; quash: »The principal moved quickly … Useful english dictionary
squash — I. /skwɒʃ / (say skwosh) verb (t) 1. to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush. 2. to suppress or put down; quash. 3. Colloquial to silence, as with a crushing retort. –verb (i) 4. to be pressed into a flat mass or pulp. 5. (of a soft, heavy body) …
squash — I. verb Etymology: alteration of Middle English squachen to crush, annul, from Anglo French esquacher, from Old French es ex + quachier to hide from view, from Vulgar Latin *coacticare to press together more at cache Date: 1565 transitive verb 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
nip something in the bud — CUT SHORT, curtail, check, curb, thwart, frustrate, stop, halt, arrest, stifle, obstruct, block, squash, quash, subdue, crack down on, stamp out; informal put the kibosh on. → nip * * * nip something in the bud informal phrase to stop a bad… … Useful english 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
beat 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
stamp something out — PUT AN END/STOP TO, end, stop, crush, put down, crack down on, curb, nip in the bud, scotch, squash, quash, quell, subdue, suppress, extinguish, stifle, abolish, get rid of, eliminate, eradicate, beat, overcome, defeat, destroy, wipe out;… … Useful english dictionary
nip something in the bud — before your children start spending most of their free time in front of the television or computer, nip it in the bud Syn: cut short, curtail, check, curb, thwart, frustrate, stop, halt, arrest, stifle, obstruct, block, squash, quash, subdue,… … Thesaurus of popular words
