I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
in
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Somebody hides, then everybody looks for that person and, when they find them, they squash in with them.
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I squashed in under my desk, trying to make myself as small as possible.
up
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Shifting round the table, squashing up against Jo to make room for them all.
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As you accelerated, you would see the Universe itself appear to squash up in the direction of flight.
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I didn't care to be squashed up in the shelter.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He squashed the can flat between his hands.
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He wouldn't even squash a fly, let alone murder someone.
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Her lawyers acted quickly to squash any of her husband's claims on her property.
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Hey! You're squashing me!
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I'm afraid the chocolates will get squashed in my suitcase.
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Someone sat on my hat and squashed it.
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The chairman acted quickly to squash rumours of a takeover bid.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Squashing a bad girl is like trying to squash a bluebottle.
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A nuisance to be squashed on a countertop or squirted with pesticide.
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Among edgy garrisons, with military pride an ingredient, something to be squashed immediately.
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But, even as the thought occurred to her, she squashed it angrily.
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In the refrigerator, there was some unlikely aborted thing squashed into a stainless-steel bowl.
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Later I went for a drive, squashed between Koju and Raju, and burst into tears.
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The bag was bundled and squeezed, stretched and squashed, between the legs of the stumbling mass.
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They damned the no-nonsense, authoritarian government, which peremptorily squashed even the smallest perceived threat to social peace.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
orange
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Like many children, David was fond of sugary foods and liked ice-cream, orange squash , chocolate and crisps.
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Additives are out, except for orange squash to improve body, colour and sweetness.
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I discovered later that it was only the orange squash that had been spiked with gin.
■ NOUN
court
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Any terminal in the network may also be used to book one of' the Polytechnic cars, or squash courts .
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We have no squash courts here, no proper roads, we have nothing.
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A swimming pool and toddlers pool, squash courts , health suite and multi-gym.
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A few days before he had been witnessed on a squash court with the greatest player in the sport's history.
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It also includes five squash courts , a weight training room, and a sauna.
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In my first year at London University a squash court was conveniently situated within the grounds of my halls of residence.
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There is a separate sports hall with a 25m swimming pool, two squash courts and a gym.
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Amenities include health and fitness centre with squash courts and indoor pool.
player
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I am a squash player , albeit a very average one.
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This is Sue Wright, one of the world's top squash players .
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He is a keen golfer and squash player .
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I would be playing the greatest squash player ever in 12 hours' time.
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He, like Jansher and Mohibullah, had been no mean squash player either.
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Swimming incorporates all three aspects, and a good squash player depends more on suppleness and stamina.
■ VERB
play
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Audrey plays competitive squash and Victoria plays badminton as well as going sailing.
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When it rained they played squash or swam in the indoor pool.
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We both stay fit by playing squash and swimming twice a week.
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So the Center Parcs leisure experience includes playing badminton, squash or tennis wreathed in the fog of a hundred Silk Cuts.
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When the officers retired, Hashim used to jump down and play squash by himself.
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He loved to play football and squash regularly, and he enjoyed swimming.
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Sue Wright says she started playing squash with her sister and then her dad started coaching her.
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I would be playing the greatest squash player ever in 12 hours' time.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A very important game of squash .
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Bake in preheated oven until meat of squash is just cooked through, 45 to 50 minutes.
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Butter cavities of squash and season with honey, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
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Mr Braithwaite drained off his lime squash and added a couple of jiggers of rum to his empty glass.
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Only one vine grew and now it has one squash , all of three inches in diameter, and about ten flowers.
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Place on a baking sheet and cover squash lightly with foil.