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# squish

verb (squish, squishes, squished, squishing); noun (a squish); interjection (squish!)

«squish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) To squash something soft, so it gets flat or out of shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squish/#m1)
2. To make a soft wet sound, as when walking in mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squish/#m2)
3. (noun) The sound or feeling of something soft being squashed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squish/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday play and stories: squish a bug, squish clay, mud squishing under boots. In science play, pupils squish dough or slime to feel how materials change shape. Phrases: squish up (make room on a seat), squishy (soft).

### Examples

- Don't squish the tomatoes in the bag! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squish/#x1)
- My boots squished in the mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squish/#x2)
- The clay squished between my fingers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squish/#x3)
- Squish up so I can sit down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squish/#x4)
- I accidentally squished a spider. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squish/#x5)
- The cake got squished in my backpack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squish/#x6)

### Note

Informal word; the formal word is squash or crush. Squishy means soft and easily squashed.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «squish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«squish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/squish.html) on Mova free.