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squashes

n. (plural of squash English) vb. (en-third-person singular of: squash)

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squash

  1. n. 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]

  4. [also: squashes (pl)]

squash

  1. v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: crush, squelch, mash, squeeze]

  2. [also: squashes (pl)]

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Usage examples of "squashes".

The sight of my squashes, with stalks as big as speaking-trumpets, restored the President to his usual spirits.

If it is as long as it looked to be and as rich as what I saw for all of its length, then many, many of the people could live there, hunt and forage in the mountains on either side and plant maize and squashes and pumpkins and gourds and beans and tubers of all sorts and live well in all seasons of the year.