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1 the ball is in his court
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2 squash
n. mos; trängsel; pumpa; squash (sport)--------v. krossa; krossas; tysta; undertrycka; pressa; trycka ihop* * *[skwoʃ] 1. verb1) (to press, squeeze or crush: He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag.) klämma in (ner), krossa till mos, mosa sönder2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) krossa, kväsa2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) mos, trängsel2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) saft, juice3) ((also squash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball.) squash4) (a vegetable or plant of the gourd family.) squash•- squashy
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