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1. Squash
   (Cucurbita) This is a group of popular, annual climbing or trailing plants that belong to the Cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae.…
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2. squash
   [n] - any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits 2. [n] - edible fruit of a squash plant 3. [n] - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets 4. [v] ...
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3. squash
   cordial or syrup to be diluted prior to consumption
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4. squash
   a quick cytological preparation and staining procedure for studying chromosomes,which spreads tissues by pressure instead of sectioning them Category: Medicine • a strenuous singles or doubles game played in a four-wall court with a long handled racket having a small round head and a sma...
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5. Squash
   Squash noun [ Confer Musquash .] (Zoology) An American animal allied to the weasel. [ Obsolete] Goldsmith.
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6. Squash
   Squash noun [ Massachusetts Indian asq , plural asquash , raw, green, immaturate, applied to fruit and vegetables which were used when green, or without cooking; askutasquash vine apple.] (Botany) A plant and its fruit of the ...
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7. Squash
   Squash transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Squashed ; present participle & verbal noun Squashing .] [ Middle English squashen , Old French escachier , esquachie...
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8. Squash
   Squash noun 1. Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of pease. « Not yet old enough for a man, nor young enough for a boy; as a squash is before 't is a peascod.» Shak. 2. Hence, someth...
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9. Squash
   Squash noun A game much like rackets, played in a walled court with soft rubber balls and bats like tennis rackets.
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10. squash
    <zoology> An American animal allied to the weasel. ... Origin: Cf. Musquash. ... <botany> A plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind. ... The species are much confused. The long-neck squash is called Cucurbita verrucosa, the Barbary or China squash, C. Moschata, and the ...
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11. squash
    squash racquets noun a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
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12. squash
    noun edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
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13. squash
    squash vine noun any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
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14. Squash
    • (n.) A game much like rackets, played in a walled court with soft rubber balls and bats like tennis rackets. • (n.) A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies. • (n.) Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of pease. • (n.) An America...
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15. squash
    any of various fruits of plants (genus Cucurbita) of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), widely cultivated as vegetables and for livestock feed. The ... [4 related articles]
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16. squash
    squash 1. To squeeze, beat, or flatten to a pulp or a flattened mass; to crush. 2. To put down or to suppress.
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17. squash
    squash: see gourd; pumpkin.
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18. Squash
    Squash is slang for to silence or snub someone crushingly.
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19. Squash
    Squash is slang for to silence or snub someone crushingly.
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20. Squash
    Squash (Cucurbita Melopepo) is a gourd cultivated in America as an article of food.
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21. squash
    Racket-and-ball game usually played by two people on an enclosed court, derived from rackets. Squash became a popular sport in the 1970s and later gained competitive status. There are two forms of squash: the American form, which is played in North and some South American countries, and the English, which is played mainly in Europe and ...
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22. Squash
    (sport) `Squash` is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. Squash is recognized by the IOC and remains in contention for incorporation in a future Olympic programe. The game was formerly called `squash racquets`, a reference t...
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23. Squash
    (plant) `Squashes` generally refer to four species of the genus Cucurbita native to Mexico and Central America, also called `marrows` depending on variety or the nationality of the speaker. These species include C.&nbsp;maxima (hubbard squash, buttercup squash, some varietie...
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24. Squash
    (drink) `Squash` (also called `cordial`) is a non-alcoholic concentrated syrup that is usually fruit-flavoured and usually made from fruit juice, water, and sugar (although squashes with another sweetener have recently been produced). Modern squashes may also contain colouring and additional ...
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