[squash] vb [MF esquasser, fr. (assumed) VL exquassare, fr. L ex- + quassare to shake--more at quash] vt (1565) 1: to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass: crush
2: put down, suppress "~ a revolt" ~ vi 1: to flatten out under pressure or impact
2: to proceed with a splashing or squelching sound
3: squeeze, press -- squash.er n
[2]squash n (1590) 1 obs: something soft and easily crushed; specif: an unripe pod of peas
2: the sudden fall of a heavy soft body or the sound of such a fall
3: a squelching sound made by walking on oozy ground or in water-soaked boots
4: a crushed mass
5. Brit: sweetened citrus fruit juice often served with added soda water
6: a singles or doubles game played in a 4-wall court with a long-handled racket and a rubber ball that can be hit off any number of walls [3]squash adv (1766): with a squash or a squashing sound [4]squash n, pl squash.es or squash [by shortening & alter. fr. earlier isquoutersquash, fr. Narraganset askutasquash] (1634): any of various fruits of plants (genus Cucurbita) of the gourd family widely cultivated as vegetables; also: a plant and esp. a vine that bears squashes--compare summer squash, winter squash