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Squash vs Smush - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between squash and smush

is that squash is to beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush while smush is to mash; or push; especially to push down or in; compress.

As nouns the difference between squash and smush

is that squash is (uncountable) a sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets or squash can be (countable) a plant and its fruit of five species of the genus cucurbita , or gourd kind or squash can be (obsolete|zoo|countable) muskrat while smush is a beaten or pulverized mass.

As verbs the difference between squash and smush

is that squash is to beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush while smush is to mash; or push; especially to push down or in; compress.

squash

English

(wikipedia squash)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) squachen, from (etyl) esquasser, + .

Noun

(wikipedia squash)
  • (uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
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  • (British) A soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water.
  • When I'm thirsty I drink squash ; it tastes much nicer than plain water.
  • A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.
  • It's a bit of a squash in this small room.
  • (obsolete, countable) Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas.
  • (obsolete, countable, pejorative) Something unripe or soft.
  • (obsolete, countable) A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies.
  • Derived terms
    * squashable * squash ball * squash court * squash player * squash racket
    See also
    * racketball

    Verb

    (es)
  • To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
  • (intransitive) To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.
  • Somehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry.
    We all managed to squash into Mum's tiny car.
    Derived terms
    * squash up * squashy * squish

    Etymology 2

    Shortening of askutasquash , (etyl) ("[a vegetable] eaten green (or raw)"). (Cucurbita)

    Noun

  • (countable) A plant and its fruit of five species of the genus Cucurbita , or gourd kind.
  • # Cucurbita maxima , including , and some varieties of pumpkins.
  • # .
  • # Cucurbita moschata , butternut squash, .
  • # Cucurbita pepo , most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini.
  • #
  • The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.
  • We ate squash and green beans.
    Derived terms
    * ) * (Coreidae) * opo squash (Lagenaria spp. ) * winter squash * summer squash

    Etymology 3

    shortening of musquash

    Noun

    (es)
  • (obsolete, zoo, countable) Muskrat.
  • * Dampier
  • The squash is a four-footed beast, bigger than a cat.
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    smush

    English

    Alternative forms

    * smoosh

    Noun

    (smushes)
  • A beaten or pulverized mass.
  • An act of crushing or squeezing.
  • * 2013 Dec. 22, Jad Mouawad and Martha C. White, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/23/business/on-jammed-jets-sardines-turn-on-one-another.html?hp]," New York Times (retrieved 23 December 2013):
  • *:Some carriers are taking the smush to new heights. Spirit Airlines, for instance, uses seats on some flights with the backrest permanently set back three inches. Call it, as Spirit does, “prereclined.”
  • Verb

    (es)
  • to mash; or push; especially to push down or in; compress
  • (slang, New York, US) To engage in intimate contact, especially sexual relations.
  • * 2011 . Jenni Farley "The Rules According to JWOWW"
  • Exercising can take your smushing to a whole new level. WORK OUT I am not shitting you: experts say exercise can make sex mind- blowing.
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