squish

verb

squished; squishing; squishes

transitive verb

1
: squash
squished the bug
2
squish noun

Examples of squish in a Sentence

The cake accidentally got squished. We squished together to make more room. We managed to squish four people in the backseat of the car. His wet shoes squished when he walked.
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Set aside things like socks, underwear, beanies, and swimsuits, or anything else that can be compressed and squished into a boot. Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025 The buzziest piece unveiled for last year’s show consisted of two large inflatable clown heads squished between two buildings. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, outdoor enthusiasts who often venture into wild settings should invest in a durable backpack or duffle that can be squished into the wing of a twin-propeller plane or aboard a safari vehicle. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024 But by mining other data, the team behind the new analysis found evidence that an intense, temporary increase in solar wind likely squished Uranus’s magnetosphere at the time of the flyby, trapping plasma outside the probe’s sensors and filling the radiation belts with higher energy particles. Christie Wilcox, science.org, 12 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for squish 

Word History

Etymology

alteration of squash

First Known Use

circa 1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of squish was circa 1647

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Cite this Entry

“Squish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squish. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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