Close and Squashed

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Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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Squashed and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Squashed" instead an adjective "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Squashed adjective - That has been violently compressed.

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Close and squashed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Squashed".

Nearby Words: squash, squashy, squashing

In a cutscene, it appears that those four marines, standing close together, could probably be squashed by one of the Dragoon's feet.

Source: Video Game / StarCraft I
At a certain point we see a machine close in on him, then the camera cuts on the outside of the car, leaving the audience to think he has been squashed flat.

Source: Conveyor Belt-O-Doom
Big Damn Heroes: During the Leviathan fight, Madison comes very close to getting squashed by Leviathan after she pisses him off enough, only for a Pandora who's recently acquired the power of Flight to swoop in (har har) and save her.

Source: Fan Fic / Atonement

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