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squish
(skwĭsh)v. squished, squish·ing, squish·es
v.tr.
To squeeze or crush together or into a flat mass; squash.
v.intr.
To emit the gurgling or sucking sound of soft mud being walked on.
n.
1. A squishing sound.
2. Slang A person regarded as weak and ineffective.
[Probably alteration of squash.]
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squish
(skwɪʃ)vb
1. (tr) to crush, esp so as to make a soft splashing noise
2. (intr) (of mud, etc) to make a splashing noise: the ground squishes as you tread.
n
a soft squashing sound: the ripe peach fell with a squish.
[C17: of imitative origin]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
squish
(skwɪʃ)v.t.
1. to squeeze or squash.
v.i. 2. (of water, soft mud, etc.) to make a gushing or splashing sound when walked in or on.
n. 3. a squishing sound.
[1640–50; alter. of squash 1]
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squish
Past participle: squished
Gerund: squishing
| Imperative |
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| squish |
| squish |
| Present |
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| I squish |
| you squish |
| he/she/it squishes |
| we squish |
| you squish |
| they squish |
| Preterite |
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| I squished |
| you squished |
| he/she/it squished |
| we squished |
| you squished |
| they squished |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am squishing |
| you are squishing |
| he/she/it is squishing |
| we are squishing |
| you are squishing |
| they are squishing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have squished |
| you have squished |
| he/she/it has squished |
| we have squished |
| you have squished |
| they have squished |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was squishing |
| you were squishing |
| he/she/it was squishing |
| we were squishing |
| you were squishing |
| they were squishing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had squished |
| you had squished |
| he/she/it had squished |
| we had squished |
| you had squished |
| they had squished |
| Future |
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| I will squish |
| you will squish |
| he/she/it will squish |
| we will squish |
| you will squish |
| they will squish |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have squished |
| you will have squished |
| he/she/it will have squished |
| we will have squished |
| you will have squished |
| they will have squished |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be squishing |
| you will be squishing |
| he/she/it will be squishing |
| we will be squishing |
| you will be squishing |
| they will be squishing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been squishing |
| you have been squishing |
| he/she/it has been squishing |
| we have been squishing |
| you have been squishing |
| they have been squishing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been squishing |
| you will have been squishing |
| he/she/it will have been squishing |
| we will have been squishing |
| you will have been squishing |
| they will have been squishing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been squishing |
| you had been squishing |
| he/she/it had been squishing |
| we had been squishing |
| you had been squishing |
| they had been squishing |
| Conditional |
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| I would squish |
| you would squish |
| he/she/it would squish |
| we would squish |
| you would squish |
| they would squish |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have squished |
| you would have squished |
| he/she/it would have squished |
| we would have squished |
| you would have squished |
| they would have squished |
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Noun 1. squish - the noise of soft mud being walked on
noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Verb 1. squish - walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
2. squish - put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action
squirt - wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water"
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Translations
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
squish
vt (inf) → zermatschen (inf)
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