squashed

• Décrit quelque chose qui a été comprimé ou écrasé en une forme plate ou déformée.

Describes something that has been pressed or crushed into a flat or distorted shape.

1. Crushed or flattenedA2informal

   Pressed or squeezed into a flat or distorted shape.

   Écrasé ou aplati

   • The squashed tomato was left on the kitchen counter.
   • He found a squashed can on the sidewalk.
   • The squashed flower was still beautiful.

   Synonymescompressedcrusheddeformeddistortedflattenedmangledpressed

   Antonymesexpandedinflatedrounded

2. Crowded or packed tightlyB1informal

   Describing a situation where people or things are pressed together in a small space.

   serré, comprimé

   • The bus was so squashed that I could barely move.
   • We were squashed into the tiny elevator.
   • The room was squashed with people during the party.

   Synonymescompressedcongestedcrampedcrowdedjammedpackedtight

   Antonymesairyopenspaciousuncrowded

• Verbe désignant l'action d'écraser, d'aplatir ou de comprimer quelque chose avec force, souvent pour le réduire en bouillie, ainsi que le fait de réprimer ou de supprimer quelque chose (comme une révolte ou un sentiment).

A verb used to indicate the act of crushing, pressing flat, or suppressing something, often with force.

1. Crush or compressB1formal

   To press or squeeze something forcefully, causing it to become flat, distorted, or damaged.

   Écraser ou comprimer

   • He accidentally squashed the cardboard box while sitting on it.
   • The fruit was squashed during transport.
   • She squashed the bug with her shoe.

   Synonymescompresscrushflattenmashpoundpresssqueeze

   Antonymesexpandinflatespreadswell