squashy

«squashy» in Mova's school dictionary: soft and easy to press or squeeze out of shape — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (squashy, squashier, squashiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Squashy means soft and easy to press or squeeze out of shape. tree →

2) Fruit that is squashy is too soft and a bit squashed or overripe. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on materials, squashy materials (sponge, marshmallow, foam) change shape when you press them and may spring back. In everyday life, squashy sofas and cushions are comfy; squashy tomatoes and bananas may be past their best. It is an informal, mainly British word.

examples

• She sank into the big squashy sofa. tree →
• The banana at the bottom of my bag was squashy. tree →
• Marshmallows are soft and squashy. tree →
• A squashy ball is good for squeezing when you're stressed. tree →
• Sort the materials into hard and squashy. tree →
• These tomatoes are too squashy to slice. tree →
• The puppy loves its squashy toy. tree →

note

Informal, more common in the UK, Australia and NZ; Americans often say "squishy". Squashy (soft) is different from "squash" the drink (UK) or the vegetable or the sport.

In the corpora

• That is why bike helmets have squashy foam, gymnasts land on mats and cars have airbags.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «squashy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.