Check and Squash

Check

Check verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.
Usage example: a tree finally checked the skidding car

Squash and check are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Squash" instead a verb "Check".

Squash

Squash verb - To cause to become a pulpy mass.

Check and squash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Check" instead a verb "Squash".

Nearby Words: squashed, squashy, squashing

Common collocations

head check head squash head
damage check damage squash damage
credits check credits squash credits
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Squash and Check. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/squash
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Squash or Check. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/squash.
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