The difference between Press and Squash
When used as nouns, press means a device used to apply pressure to an item, whereas squash means a sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
When used as verbs, press means to exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight, whereas squash means to beat or press into pulp or a flat mass.
check bellow for the other definitions of Press and Squash
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Press as a noun (countable):
A device used to apply pressure to an item.
Examples:
"a flower press'"
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Press as a noun (countable):
A printing machine.
Examples:
"Stop the presses!"
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Press as a noun (uncountable):
A collective term for the print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
Examples:
"according to a member of the press;  nowrap This article appeared in the press."
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Press as a noun (countable):
A publisher.
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Press as a noun (countable, especially, _, in, _, Ireland, _, and, _, Scotland):
An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
Examples:
"Put the cups in the press.  nowrap Put the ironing in the linen press."
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Press as a noun (countable, weightlifting):
An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
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Press as a noun (countable, wagering):
An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
Examples:
"He can even the match with a press."
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Press as a noun (countable):
Pure, unfermented grape juice.
Examples:
"I would like some Concord press with my meal tonight."
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Press as a noun:
A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
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Press as a noun (obsolete):
A crowd.
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Press as a verb (ambitransitive):
to exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to compress, squeeze
Examples:
"to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice"
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug
Examples:
"She took her son, and press'd"
"The illustrious infant to her fragrant breast'' (''Dryden'', Illiad, VI. 178.)"
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth
Examples:
"to press cloth with an iron"
"to press a hat"
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Press as a verb (transitive, sewing):
To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction
Examples:
"to press a crowd back"
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Press as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
to weigh upon, oppress, trouble
Examples:
"He turns from us;"
"Alas, he weeps too! Something presses him"
"He would reveal, but dare not.-Sir, be comforted.'' (''Fletcher'', Pilgrim, I. 2.)"
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel
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Press as a verb:
To try to force (something upon someone); to urge or inculcate.
Examples:
"to press the Bible on an audience"
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to hasten, urge onward
Examples:
"to press a horse in a race"
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to urge, beseech, entreat
Examples:
"God heard their prayers, wherein they earnestly pressed him for the honor of his great name.'' (''Winthrop'', Hist. New England, II. 35)"
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Press as a verb (transitive):
to lay stress upon, emphasize
Examples:
"If we read but a very little, we naturally want to press it all; if we read a great deal, we are willing not to press the whole of what we read, and we learn what ought to be pressed and what not.'' (''M. Arnold'', Literature and Dogma, Pref.)"
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Press as a verb (ambitransitive):
to throng, crowd
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Press as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
to print
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Press as a verb:
To force into service, particularly into naval service.
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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.