squish /skwɪʃ/noun 6verb 4forms 3 noun6 •(informal) The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed.Alex reached the bottom and Grant heard a squish as she landed in the mud on the bottom of the river. — 2007 •(informal, disapproving) A political moderate; a moderate on a specific issue.The cadre of squishes in this party may disgree with me.He's a squish on abortion. •(slang) A non-romantic and generally non-sexual infatuation with somebody one is not dating, or the object of that infatuation; a platonic crush.Heck, there is so _little_ love in this world, you really ought not to disparage it when you find it. So she's got a squish on you. I think it's %sweet%, personally. — 1999 •A continuum or progression between categories that are normally considered discrete. •[before a noun] An effect in internal combustion engines which creates sudden turbulence of the air–fuel mixture as the piston approaches top dead center. •(slang, no longer used) Marmalade. verb4 •(informal) To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).The sandwich tasted fine, even though it had got squished in his lunchbox. •(informal) To be compressed or squeezed.I kicked off my shoes and wiggled my toes on the soft moss. It felt amazing as it squished between my toes, cool and mushy. — 2013 •(informal) To make the sound of something being squeezed or crushed.His clothes were dripping wet and his shoes squished with every step. — 1957 •(informal) To proceed or make one’s way (somewhere) with the sound of something being squeezed or crushed.LIKE A DUCK—Soaked to the point of not caring, this waterlogged pedestrian squishes his way across a downtown street. — 1952 formssquished · squishing · squishes
