squish

«squish» in Mova's school dictionary: To squash something soft, so it gets flat or out of shape — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) To squash something soft, so it gets flat or out of shape. tree →

2) To make a soft wet sound, as when walking in mud. tree →

3) (noun) The sound or feeling of something soft being squashed. tree →

sense 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 →
• My boots squished in the mud. tree →
• The clay squished between my fingers. tree →
• Squish up so I can sit down. tree →
• I accidentally squished a spider. tree →
• The cake got squished in my backpack. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

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