Squash - Definition

n 1: any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus
Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits [syn:
squash, 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,
squash racquets, squash rackets]
v 1: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn:
squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze]