Topic: FOOD
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Sense: 1-2,4
| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | SQUASH1(in sense 1, because of the softness of the ball) |
| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Natick |
| Origin: | and Narragansett askutasquash |
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squash2
1 a game played by two people who use rackets to hit a small rubber ball against the walls of a square court : 
a squash court
sport
[uncountable]DSO
a squash court2 used to say that there is not enough space for everyone to fit in comfortably
it's a squash
British English spoken3 one of a group of large vegetables with solid flesh and hard skins, such as pumpkins
vegetable
[uncountable and countable]HBPDF4 a drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water : a glass of orange squash
drink
[uncountable] British EnglishDFDa glass of orange squash