- to squeeze or squash: It's a soft bread, so it's easy to accidentally squish it while cutting.The long ride was going to be uncomfortable, what with having to squish six people into a tiny car.
- to make a gushing or splashing sound: His soaking wet sneakers squished as he plodded by.I waded out of the river, mud squishing between my toes.
- to become squeezed or squashed: The softer containers can squish down when empty, allowing them to take up less space.
- to make one's way with a gushing or splashing sound: We said our goodbyes, and she squished away to the bus stop in the rain.
- a gushing or splashing sound: I thought I was alone in the woods until I heard the squish of footsteps on wet leaves.
- an instance of being squeezed or squashed: The table could seat four people, but it would be a squish.
- a politician, especially a Republican, who is perceived by members of their own party as overly moderate or willing to compromise: His rival in the party claimed he was a squish who cared more about making deals than sticking to his beliefs.
- an intense feeling of infatuation that is not romantic or sexual in nature; a platonic crush: I had such a squish on her when we first met, but luckily it worked out and now she's my best friend.
- to crush, esp so as to make a soft splashing noise
- (of mud, etc) to make a splashing noise
- a soft squashing sound
