SQUASHING Synonyms

• forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

• physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

• the act of gripping and pressing firmly

• closely and firmly united or packed together

• a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse

• a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

• a small and economical car

• having a short and solid form or stature

• briefly giving the gist of something

• have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

• compress into a wad

• make more compact by or as if by pressing

• squeeze or press together

• make flat or flatter

• become flat or flatter

• lower the pitch of (musical notes)

• undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

• make more concise

• remove water from

• cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid

• become more compact or concentrated

• develop due to condensation

• compress or concentrate

• leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

• a dense crowd of people

• temporary love of an adolescent

• the act of crushing

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• break into small pieces

• humiliate or depress completely

• crush or bruise

• make ineffective

• become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure

• a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing

• mixture of ground animal feeds

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

• talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

• the state of demanding notice or attention

• the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines

• a machine used for printing

• a dense crowd of people

• a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

• clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use

• any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids

• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

• exert pressure or force to or upon

• force or impel in an indicated direction

• to be oppressive or burdensome

• place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure

• squeeze or press together

• crowd closely

• create by pressing

• be urgent

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• press from a plastic

• make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

• press and smooth with a heated iron

• lift weights

• ask for or request earnestly

• the act of gripping and pressing firmly

• a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

• a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer

• (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend

• a twisting squeeze

• an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power

• a tight or amorous embrace

• the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

• press firmly

• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• obtain by coercion or intimidation

• press or force

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

• squeeze or press together

• a crushing remark

• an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise

• suppress or crush completely

• make a sucking sound

• walk through mud or mire

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

• a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets

• a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets

• any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits