Squashes

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  squash
       n 1: any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of
            the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
            [syn: {squash vine}]
       2: edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
       3: a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players


          who strike the ball with long-handled rackets [syn: {squash
          racquets}, {squash rackets}]
       v : to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
           condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
           [syn: {crush}, {squelch}, {mash}, {squeeze}]
       [also: {squashes} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  squashes
       See {squash}