Pressing or compressing something with force so it becomes flatter or takes up less space.
Likely imitative in origin, mimicking the sound of something being squeezed, with roots in onomatopoeia—the word sounds like what it describes.
Squishing things is actually how scientists study materials—they apply pressure and measure how things deform, learning about density, elasticity, and structural strength through compression.
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