squish

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable) The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed.
2. (countable, derogatory, informal) A political moderate.
3. (UK, archaic, slang, uncountable) Marmalade.

Verb

1. (informal, transitive) To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).
2. (informal, intransitive) To be compressed or squeezed.

Sinonieme

splosh

squelch

slop

slosh

splash

marmalade

play

press

spray

squash

squeeze

squeeze out

squirt

syringe

💉

coop in

wade

coop up

eject

force out

inject

Vertalings

quetschen

aixafar

comprimir

premsar

esclafar

capolar

picolar

einschnüren

komprimieren

zerquetschen

zermatschen

comprimer

écraser

comprimere

spremere

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/skwɪʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Skots: squische

Verwante met Frans: esquicher

Verwante met Old Provençal: esquichar

In summary

Apparently an alteration of squash, influenced by obsolete squiss (“to squeeze”). Cognate with Scots squische, squies (“to crush, squeeze”). Compare also French esquicher from Old Occitan esquichar (“to squeeze, squish”). See also squeeze, squelch.