squash

1. Any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits (synset 112179315)
   is a type of: vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
   subtypes:

   • autumn pumpkin, cucurbita pepo, pumpkin, pumpkin vine - a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
   • cucurbita pepo melopepo, summer squash, summer squash vine - any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden
   • winter squash, winter squash plant - any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall
   belongs to: cucurbita, genus cucurbita - type genus of the Cucurbitaceae
   has: squash - edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
   same as: squash vine
2. Edible fruit of a squash plant;
   Eaten as a vegetable (synset 107731306)
   is a type of: veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
   subtypes:

   • summer squash - any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden
   • winter squash - any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and can be stored for several months
   is a part of: squash, squash vine - any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
3. A game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets (synset 100480898)
   associated with:

   • cut, undercut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
   • drive - (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
   • forehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke - (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
   • forehand drive - (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
   • serve, service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
   • fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
   • exchange, rally - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
   is a type of: court game - an athletic game played on a court
   same as: squash rackets, squash racquets

1. To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition (synset 201596858)
   "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
   is a type of: press - exert pressure or force to or upon
   subtypes:

   • wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
   • stamp - crush or grind with a heavy instrument
   • steamroller - crush with a steamroller as if to level
   • tread - crush as if by treading on
   • telescope - crush together or collapse
   same as: crush, mash, squeeze, squelch

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