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squash vs veg

veg vs squash

squash and veg both are nouns.

squash is a verb but veg is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
squash Yes No Yes No
veg Yes No No No
As nouns, veg is a hypernym of squash; that is, veg is a word with a broader meaning than squash:
  • squash: edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
  • veg: edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
Other hypernyms of squash include vegetable, veggie.
squash (noun) veg (noun)
a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
squash (verb) veg (verb)
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Difference between squash and veg

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