n. 25B6; verb
the fruit got squashed : CRUSH, squeeze, flatten, compress, press, smash, distort, pound, trample, stamp on; pulp, mash, cream, liquidize, beat, pulverize.
she squashed her clothes inside the bag : FORCE, ram, thrust, push, cram, jam, stuff, pack, compress, squeeze, wedge, press.
the proposal was immediately squashed : REJECT, block, cancel, scotch, frustrate, thwart, suppress, put a stop to, nip in the bud, put the lid on; informal put paid to, put the kibosh on, stymie; Brit. informal dish, scupper.