squash vs tread

tread vs squash

squash and tread both are nouns.

squash and tread both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
squash	Yes	No	Yes	No
tread	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tread is a hyponym of squash; that is, tread is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than squash:

squash: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
tread: crush as if by treading on

Other hyponyms of squash include wring, stamp, steamroller, telescope.

squash (noun)	tread (noun)
a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets	a step in walking or running
edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable	structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits	the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
	the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire

squash (verb)	tread (verb)
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition	crush as if by treading on
	brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
	mate with (used of male birds)
	tread or stomp heavily or roughly
	put down or press the foot, place the foot
	apply (the tread) to a tire

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