squashing
present participle ofsquash
squash
verb
uk/skwɒʃ/us/skwɑːʃ/squashverb(MAKE FLAT)
B2[T]
tocrushsomething into aflatshape:
Heaccidentallysaton herhatand squashed it.
- Mysandwicheshad got squashed at thebottomof mybag.
- She'dsaton herorangeand squashed it.
- Thefruithad got squashed under theweightof all the otherfood.
- One of the otherkidshad squashed hermodeland she was veryupset.
Squeezing and grinding
- compact
- compression
- concertina
- constrict
- constriction
- crush
- depress
- gnashyourteethidiom
- ground
- mill
- noncompressible
- pinch
- pound
- presser
- pulp
- pulverization
- scrunch
- snap
- tamp
- unmilled
squashverb(PUSH)
B2[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
topushyourself, aperson, or thing into asmallspace:
Theroomwas sofullyou couldn't squash anotherpersonin.
If you all squashedup(=movedclosertogether), we couldfitanextrapersonin thecar.
Hetriedto squash hisrippedjeansintothesuitcasewhile hismotherwasn'tlooking.
Inserting and forcing things into other things
- bed
- dig
- dig(something)intosomeone/something
- embed
- embedded
- gouging
- inset
- interlace
- interpolation
- interpose
- interposition
- intersperse
- jam
- lodge
- rethread
- shoehorn
- stick
- stuck
- thread
- wedge
squashverb(END)
[T]
tostopsomething fromcontinuingtoexistorhappen, byforcefulaction:
Rumoursof apossibletakeoverof thecompanyweresoonsquashed by themanagement.
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- cure
- jacksomethingin
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- stanch
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
Examplesofsquashing
squashing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The entire alimentary tract was dissected out and the mid and hind gut contents examined separately bysquashing.
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This elevation of the free surface partially negates thesquashingof vortex tubes by the orography.
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The activation function is also called thesquashingfunction as it squashes the permissible amplitude range of the output signal to some finite value.
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The total number of cells was determined by counting nuclei, if necessary after gentlesquashingand spreading of embryos.
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Vaseline was place on the four corners of the slide to allow placement of a coverslip withoutsquashingthe oocyte or zygote.
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A train that issquashinga broom.
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The clause is clearly aimed atsquashingsuch initiative.
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No doubt the individuals who committed the atrocities that we have been hearing about learned what to do bysquashinggrasshoppers.
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That is not a promotion of democracy, but a way ofsquashingand squeezing smaller third parties.
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I cannot spend all my timesquashingrumours.
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It is being absolutelysquashingin a way that cannot be defended.
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In terms ofsquashingan emergency all experience shows that to be the case.
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Populations can be controlled by clearing these habitats,squashingthe spiders and their egg sacs, and using pesticide in outhouses.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This can be resolved bysquashing(synonyms: cancelling, annulling, mooting) the first write if necessary.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When the berries are ripe, they are tender and difficult to pick in any quantity withoutsquashingthem.
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- speech-therapist
- speech therapy
- speech-therapy
- speechwriter
- speed
- speed bag
- speed-bag
- speedboat
- speed bump
- speed-bump
- speed camera
- speed-camera
- speed dating
- speed-dating
- speed dial
- speed-dial
- speedily
- speediness
- speeding
- speeding car
- speeding train
- speeding vehicle
- speed limit