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squashing

verb

Meaning

  1. To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
  2. To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.
  3. To suppress; to force into submission.
  4. The act by which something is squashed; a pressing.
  5. Belittling.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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