squashed

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squashed

adjective more squashed · most squashed

  1. squeezed until flattened, or until a pulp Such threadbare coats and trousers, such fusty gowns and shawls, such squashed hats and bonnets, such boots and shoes, such umbrellas and walking-sticks, never were seen in Rag Fair.
  2. suppressed or silenced

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of squash He dropped his cigarette on the sidewalk, shaking his head as he squashed the butt out with the heel of his shoe.

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Closest in meaning: crush, squeeze, squelch, mash, squash rackets, squash racquets, squash vine, crushed, downed, compressed, smitten, crashed, zipped, pinched, tamped, straitened

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@misc{squashed_2026,
  title = {squashed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/squashed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}