........what is squash........
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Answer and Explanation:
Squash is a racketand ball sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their racquets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court.
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squash
▸ verb [with object]
1 crush or squeeze (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape:
wash and squash the cans before depositing them.
▪ [with object and adverbial] squeeze or force into a small or restricted space:
she squashed some of her clothes inside the bag.
▪ [no object, with adverbial of direction] make one's way into a small or restricted space:
I squashed into the middle of the crowd.
2 suppress or subdue (a feeling or action):
the mournful sound did nothing to squash her high spirits.
▪ firmly reject (an idea or suggestion):
the proposal was immediately squashed by the Heritage Department.
▪ silence or discomfit (someone), typically by making a humiliating remark:
she needled him with such venom that Seb was visibly squashed.
▸ noun
1 [in singular] a state of being squeezed or forced into a small or restricted space:
it was a bit of a squash but he didn't seem to mind.
▪ [count noun] dated a social gathering or informal meeting:
a poetry squash in London.
2 [mass noun] British a sweet concentrated liquid made from or flavoured with fruit juice, which is diluted to make a drink:
orange squash.
3 (also squash rackets) [mass noun] a game in which two players use rackets to hit a small, soft rubber ball against the walls of a closed court:
[as modifier] a squash club.
4 Biology a preparation of softened tissue that has been made thin for microscopic examination by gently compressing or tapping it.
– ORIGIN mid 16th century (as a verb): alteration of quash.