2026-09-30

squash

  • meaning:
    • (verb) to crush something flat or stop something from developing
    • (noun) a type of vegetable or a racket sport played indoors
  • nuance:
    • In software, “squash commits” means combine several commits into one; in general use, “squash a rumor” means stop it.
  • example:
    • Let’s squash these small commits before merging the branch.
  • my sentence:
    • I will squash the fixup commits after the review.