The difference between Condense and Squash
When used as verbs, condense means to decrease size or volume by concentration toward the essence, whereas squash means to beat or press into pulp or a flat mass.
Condense is also adjective with the meaning: condensed.
Squash is also noun with the meaning: a sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
check bellow for the other definitions of Condense and Squash
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Condense as a verb (transitive):
To decrease size or volume by concentration toward the essence.
Examples:
"synonyms: minify"
"ant magnify extend"
"An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size."
"Boiling off water condenses a thin sauce into a soupier mixture."
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Condense as a verb:
To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate.
Examples:
"synonyms: thickThesaurus:compress"
"ant extend"
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Condense as a verb (intransitive, chemistry):
To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
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Condense as an adjective (archaic):
Condensed; compact; dense.
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Squash as a noun (uncountable):
A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
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Squash as a noun (British):
A soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water.
Examples:
"When I'm thirsty I drink squash; it tastes much nicer than plain water."
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Squash as a noun:
A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.
Examples:
"It's a bit of a squash in this small room."
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Squash as a noun (obsolete, countable):
Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas.
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Squash as a noun (obsolete, countable, pejorative):
Something unripe or soft.
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Squash as a noun (obsolete, countable):
A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies.
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Squash as a noun (slang, professional wrestling):
An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.
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Squash as a verb (transitive):
To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
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Squash as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.
Examples:
"Somehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry."
"We all managed to squash into Mum's tiny car."
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Squash as a verb (transitive):
To suppress; to force into submission.
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Squash as a noun (botany, countable):
A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind. Cucurbita maxima, including , , , and some varieties of pumpkins. (syn. ), . Cucurbita moschata, butternut squash, , . Cucurbita pepo, most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini.
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Squash as a noun (botany):
Any other similar-looking plant of other genera. Lagenaria siceraria (syn. ), calabash, .
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Squash as a noun (culinary):
The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.
Examples:
"We ate squash and green beans."
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Squash as a noun (obsolete, countable):
Muskrat.