Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - squash

~1 v 1 to press something into a flat shape, often breaking or damaging it  (I don't want my hat getting squashed in your bag. | Hey! You're squashing me!) 2 I always + adv/prep, T always + adv/prep to push yourself or something else into a space that is too small + into  (Seven of us squashed into the car.) 3 informal to use your power or authority to stop something that is causing trouble; quash ~2 n 1 a game played by two people who use rackets (racket1 (3)) to hit a small rubber ball against the four walls of a square court 2 it's a squash spoken used to say that there is not enough space for everyone to fit comfortably in  (Sorry it's a squash with six in the car.) 3 one of a group of large vegetables with solid flesh and hard skins, such as pumpkins and zucchini 4 BrE a drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water