Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb squash
1 sense of squash
Sense 1
squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze -- (to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon")
=> press -- (exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot")
Similarity of adj squashed
1 sense of squashed
Sense 1
squashed -- (that has been violently compressed; "the squashed looking nakedness of the fledgling birds")
Participle of verb squash (Sense 1)
=> squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze -- (to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon")
=> press -- (exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot")