Question 1 · Quick check
squash
CEFRB1
/skwɒʃ/
verb · noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To press something until it becomes flat or damaged.
- 02
verb
Extra detailA non-alcoholic drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water or milk.
Examples
I took up squash only a few months ago.
I'd like to play a game of squash.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 4
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningA place or a situation where people have limited space to move.
noun
Extra meaningsA sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
A preparation made by placing material on a slide (flat, rectangular piece of glass), covering it and applying pressure.
More examples
In contextHe hurt his back playing squash.
Sure. I pour hot squash all over myself and we all have a good chuckle. Everyone except Muggins here.
When I'm thirsty I drink squash; it tastes much nicer than plain water.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English squachen, squatchen, from Old French esquacher, escachier, from Vulgar Latin *excoāctiāre, from Latin ex + coāctāre. Probably influenced by Middle English quashen, quassen, from Old French esquasser, escasser (“to crush, shatter, destroy, break”), from Vulgar Latin *exquassare, from Latin ex- + quassare (“to shatter”) (see quash).