Word of the day: Squash / Ough

Squash:  polpa, massa esmagada, suco de legumes ou de frutas, aperto, atropelo, queda de um corpo mole, baque, espécie de jogo de tênis de ginásio, squash, esmagar, amassar, espremer,  abóbora, aboboreira

Synonyms: squeeze, crush, congestion, crowd, jam, rush, squeeze, press, mash, compress, flatten, pound, pulp

“He squashed his nose against the window.”

“His poor performance squashed any hope he had of a promotion.”

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We pronounce the combination "ough" in 9 different ways, as in the following sentence which contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."




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