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squish

[ skwish ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to squeeze or squash:

    It's a soft bread, so it's easy to accidentally squish it while cutting.

    The long ride was going to be uncomfortable, what with having to squish six people into a tiny car.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make a gushing or splashing sound:

    His soaking wet sneakers squished as he plodded by.

    I waded out of the river, mud squishing between my toes.

  2. to become squeezed or squashed:

    The softer containers can squish down when empty, allowing them to take up less space.

  3. to make one's way with a gushing or splashing sound:

    We said our goodbyes, and she squished away to the bus stop in the rain.

noun

  1. a gushing or splashing sound:

    I thought I was alone in the woods until I heard the squish of footsteps on wet leaves.

  2. an instance of being squeezed or squashed:

    The table could seat four people, but it would be a squish.

  3. Slang. a politician, especially a Republican, who is perceived by members of their own party as overly moderate or willing to compromise:

    His rival in the party claimed he was a squish who cared more about making deals than sticking to his beliefs.

  4. Slang. an intense feeling of infatuation that is not romantic or sexual in nature; a platonic crush:

    I had such a squish on her when we first met, but luckily it worked out and now she's my best friend.

squish

/ ²õ°ì·Éɪʃ /

verb

  1. tr to crush, esp so as to make a soft splashing noise
  2. intr (of mud, etc) to make a splashing noise

    the ground squishes as you tread

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a soft squashing sound

    the ripe peach fell with a squish

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • squished adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of squish1

First recorded in 1640–50; alteration of squash 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of squish1

C17: of imitative origin
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It was uncomfortable, and the pillows were inflated like balloons that wouldn’t squish when you laid on them, making for two sleepless nights.

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It also collapses into itself, like a camping cup that squishes flat.

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A crowd of 200, squished inside the venue and illuminated by stage lights, soon became united in their amazement.

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Going up against a Goliath, they have a lot of strength to squish the Davids coming after them.â€

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The full sensory experience of eating food is also important, she added — getting messy, using spoons, fingers and tiny fists to squish food and smear on a highchair and face.

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