chock vs squash

chock

noun
  • Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling. 

  • Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted. 

verb
  • To make a dull sound. 

  • To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch. 

  • To insert a line in a chock. 

adv
  • Entirely; quite. 

squash

noun
  • A preparation made by placing material on a slide (flat, rectangular piece of glass), covering it and applying pressure. 

  • Lagenaria siceraria (syn. Cucurbita verrucosa), calabash, long-neck squash. 

  • A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets. 

  • An extremely one-sided, usually short, match. 

  • Cucurbita argyrosperma (syn. Cucurbita mixta), cushaw squash. 

  • Cucurbita moschata, butternut squash, Barbary squash, China squash. 

  • Cucurbita pepo, most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini. 

  • The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish. 

  • Cucurbita maxima, including hubbard squash, great winter squash, buttercup squash, and some varieties of pumpkins. 

  • A soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water. 

  • Any other similar-looking plant of other genera. 

  • A place or a situation where people have limited space to move. 

verb
  • To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush. 

  • To suppress; to force into submission. 

  • To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze. 

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