squashing
verb
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To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.
Example: Somehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry.
To suppress; to force into submission.
noun
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The act by which something is squashed; a pressing.
adjective
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Belittling.