stamp vs squash

squash vs stamp

stamp and squash both are nouns.

stamp and squash both are verbs.

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

As verbs, squash is a hypernym of stamp; that is, squash is a word with a broader meaning than stamp:

stamp: crush or grind with a heavy instrument
squash: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

Other hypernyms of stamp include crush, mash, squeeze, squelch.

stamp (noun)	squash (noun)
a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents	a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
a block or die used to imprint a mark or design	edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores	any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
a type or class
something that can be used as an official medium of payment
the distinctive form in which a thing is made

stamp (verb)	squash (verb)
destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot	to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
affix a stamp to
raise in a relief
crush or grind with a heavy instrument
form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
walk heavily
reveal clearly as having a certain character

Difference between stamp and squash

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