All squash synonyms
squash
S s verb squash
- dispraise β to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
- be-little β to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- crush β To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- decoct β to extract (the essence or active principle) from (a medicinal or similar substance) by boiling
- bogged β wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- fractured β the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- gelatinate β (transitive) To convert into gelatin or a jelly-like substance.
- blue pencil β deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- deracinate β to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate
- deletes β Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delete.
- crowd β A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
- gags β Plural form of gag.
- hold in β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- footed β having a foot or feet (often used in combination): a four-footed animal.
- burke β Edmund. 1729β97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
- eradicate β Destroy completely; put an end to.
- humiliate β to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- dummy up β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- cancel β If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- dry up β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- offed β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- massed β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- chocking β a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
- clamp down β To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- bogging β filthy; covered in dirt and grime
- comminute β to break (a bone) into several small fragments
- wedged β having the shape of a wedge.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- obliterate β to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- corking β excellent
- blistered β a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- clamp down on β a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- decocted β Simple past tense and past participle of decoct.
- gag β to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
- bemean β to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- constipate β to cause constipation in
- bad mouth β Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- burked β to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
- kablooey β (colloquial) alternative spelling of kablooie.
- lay on β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- extinguish β Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
- cool out β to relax and cool down
- beat down β When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- deflate β If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- comminuted β pulverized; ground
- hold down β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- constipating β to cause constipation in; make costive.
noun squash
- handclasp β a gripping of hands by two or more people, as in greeting, parting, making a commitment, or expressing affection.