English Dictionary

squash

/skwɒʃ/

verb

(transitive) To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush. / (transitive, intransitive) To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.

She loves to squash bugs.

意味（1）

(transitive) To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.

意味（2）

(transitive, intransitive) To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.

Somehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry.

意味（3）

(transitive) To suppress; to force into submission.

A somewhat popular myth about the Whiskey Rebellion is that Washington personally led the troops into western Pennsylvania and squashed the rebellion.