Real Dictionary

squash
adjective: If people or things are squashed into a place, they are put or pushed into a place where there is not enough room for them to be.
verb: If someone or something is squashed, they are pressed or crushed with such force that they become injured or lose their shape.

squash in American English 1
to squeeze or crush into a soft or flat mass
intransitive verb: to be pressed into a flat mass or pulp
noun: the act or sound of squashing
transitive verb: to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush

squash in American English 2
the fleshy fruit of any of various plants (genus Cucurbita) of the gourd family, eaten as a vegetable
noun: the fruit of any of various vinelike, tendril-bearing plants belonging to the genus Curcurbita, of the gourd family, as C. moschata or C. pepo, used as a vegetable

squash in British English 1
noun: a still drink made from fruit juice or fruit syrup diluted with water
verb: to press or squeeze or be pressed or squeezed in or down so as to crush, distort, or pulp

squash in British English 2
noun: any of various marrow-like cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Cucurbita, esp C. pepo and C. moschata, the fruits of which have a hard rind surrounding edible flesh