Noun squash has 3 senses
  1. squash, squash vine - any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
    --1 is a kind of vine
    --1 is a member of Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita
    --1 has parts: squash
    --1 has particulars:
     pumpkin, pumpkin vine, autumn pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo; summer squash, summer squash vine, Cucurbita pepo melopepo; winter squash, winter squash plant
  2. squash - edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
    --2 is a kind of
    vegetable, veggie
    --2 is a part of squash, squash vine
    --2 has particulars: summer squash; winter squash
  3. squash, squash racquets, squash rackets - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
    --3 is a kind of court game
,Verb squash has 1 sense
  1. squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
    --1 is one way to press
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