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- [skwosh, skwawsh]
- /skwɒʃ, skwɔʃ/
- /skwɒʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skwosh, skwawsh]
- /skwɒʃ, skwɔʃ/
Definitions of squashed word
- verb with object squashed to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel. 1
- verb with object squashed to suppress or put down; quash. 1
- verb with object squashed to silence or disconcert (someone), as with a crushing retort or emotional or psychological pressure. 1
- verb with object squashed to press forcibly against or cram into a small space; squeeze. 1
- verb without object squashed to be pressed into a flat mass or pulp. 1
- verb without object squashed (of a soft, heavy body) to fall heavily. 1
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Origin of squashed
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Middle French esquasser < Vulgar Latin *exquassāre. See ex-1, quash
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Squashed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
squashed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
squashed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for squashed
adj squashed
verb squashed
- badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
- chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
- deracinated — to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate.
- dispraised — Simple past tense and past participle of dispraise.
- inactivated — Simple past tense and past participle of inactivate.
adjective squashed
- compact — Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
- decocted — Simple past tense and past participle of decoct.
- deflated — having lost confidence, hope, or optimism
- emptied — Simple past tense and past participle of empty.
- hashed — Simple past tense and past participle of hash.
See also
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