Pressed or crushed something into a flatter shape; also means defeated someone completely or silenced a rumor.
From 'squash,' likely from French 'quasser' (to break), though possibly imitative. The verb entered English in the 1620s and has been used for physical crushing and figurative defeat since then.
Watermelons are actually 92% water, so when you squash one, you're mostly crushing water—which is why watermelon exploding trick videos work so explosively!
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