squash
     n 1: 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}]
     v : to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
         condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
         [syn: {crush}, {squelch}, {mash}, {squeeze}]
     [also: {squashes} (pl)]
Source: WordNet® 2.0