Definition of squish - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
press soft thingtr./intr. press something soft so it flattens or makes a wet soundtr./intr.
- He squished the tomato and it made a mess.
2.
pressureintr. become compressed or squeezedintr.
- The soft cushion squished under his weight.
3.
natureintr. UK walk through mud or mireintr. UK
- We squished through the muddy field.
Noun
1.
actionact of pressing something soft and wet
- He gave the sponge a squish to get the water out..
2.
wet soundsound of something moist being squeezed
- The squish of the wet sponge was satisfying.
3.
emotionUS platonic infatuation with someone not datingUS
- She had a squish on her best friend.
4.
politicsDated US political moderate in a derogatory senseDated US
- He was labeled a squish by his party members.
Images of squish
act of pressing something soft and wet
Origin of squish
English, squish (imitative sound)
Examples of squish in a sentence
He accidentally squished the sandwich in his backpack. The foam ball squished when Maya stepped on it. The berries squished easily between his fingers. Children love to squish in the wet sand. Boots squished as we hiked the trail. The mud made a squish under his boots.
She felt a squish as she stepped on the overripe fruit. The squish of the mud underfoot was unmistakable. I heard the squish as he stepped on the ripe fruit. His squish on the classmate was obvious to everyone. I developed a squish on my coworker after our project together. The senator was criticized as a squish. Being a squish, she often faced backlash.
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- French:écraser, écrasement, ...
- German:zerquetschen, Quetschen, ...
- Italian:schiacciare, strizzata, ...
- Spanish:aplastar, apretón, ...
- Portuguese:esmagar, apertão, ...
- Chinese:捏扁, 按压, ...
- Japanese:押しつぶす, 潰し, ...
- Arabic:هَرَسَ, عَصْر, ...
- Hebrew:לִמְעוֹךְ, מְעִיכָה, ...
- Russian:раздавить, сжатие, ...
- Ukrainian:здавити, стискання, ...
- Hindi:दबाना, चपचपाहट, ...
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