Main Entry: ¹squash

Pronunciation: \ˈskwäsh, ˈskwȯsh\

Function: verb

Etymology: alteration of Middle English squachen to crush, annul, from Anglo-French esquacher, from Old French es- ex- + quachier to hide from view, from Vulgar Latin *coacticare to press together — more at cache

Date: 1565

transitive verb 1 : to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
2 : put down, suppress <squash a revolt>intransitive verb 1 : to flatten out under pressure or impact
2 : to proceed with a splashing or squelching sound <squash through the mud>
3 : squeeze, press

— squash·er noun