What part of speech is squashed?

Squashed can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. squashed is a verb, past participle of squash (infinitive).
  • 2. squashed is a verb, past simple of squash (infinitive).
  • 3. squashed is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more squashed
    most squashed
  • Positive: squashed 
  • Comparative: more squashed
  • Superlative: most squashed

What does squashed mean?

Definitions

Adjective

squashed - that has been violently compressed; "the squashed looking nakedness of the fledgling birds"

Verb

squash - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

Examples of squashed

#   Sentence  
1. adj. The squashed looking nakedness of the fledgling birds.
2. adj. He squashed my hat flat.
3. adj. He squashed up a bit to the side to leave a seat free.
4. adj. He squashed the insect with the heel of his foot.
5. adj. This is the first time I've ever squashed a cockroach.
6. adj. Have you ever squashed a fly with your hand?
7. adj. Have you ever squashed a tomato?
8. adj. When was the last time you squashed a spider?
9. adj. Tom squashed the bug.
10. adj. Tom squashed the banana.
11. adj. Sami squashed the bug.
12. adj. That teacher squashed my hopes and dreams about mastering Berber.
13. adj. That teacher squashed my motivation to learn Berber.
14. adj. I play squash.
15. adj. Squash flowers can be prepared as an appetizer.
16. verb I cannot squash flies with my book.
17. verb We have squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, okra and potatoes.
18. verb His father found a way to squash the scandal.
19. verb Her father found a way to squash the scandal.
20. verb Just as Tom was about to post the letter into the postbox, the wind whipped it out of his hand and blew it under a passing bus, which could do nothing but drive over it with its fat tyres and squash it flat into a puddle.
Sentence  
adj.
The squashed looking nakedness of the fledgling birds.
He squashed my hat flat.
He squashed up a bit to the side to leave a seat free.
He squashed the insect with the heel of his foot.
This is the first time I've ever squashed a cockroach.
Have you ever squashed a fly with your hand?
Have you ever squashed a tomato?
When was the last time you squashed a spider?
Tom squashed the bug.
Tom squashed the banana.
Sami squashed the bug.
That teacher squashed my hopes and dreams about mastering Berber.
That teacher squashed my motivation to learn Berber.
I play squash.
Squash flowers can be prepared as an appetizer.
verb
I cannot squash flies with my book.
We have squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, okra and potatoes.
His father found a way to squash the scandal.
Her father found a way to squash the scandal.
Just as Tom was about to post the letter into the postbox, the wind whipped it out of his hand and blew it under a passing bus, which could do nothing but drive over it with its fat tyres and squash it flat into a puddle.

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