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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quash \Quash\, v. t. [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. quassare to
     shake, shatter, shiver, v. intens. fr. quatere, quassum, to
     shake, shatter. Cf. Concussion, Discuss, Rescue, and
     also Quash to annul.]
     1. To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to
        crush.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The whales
              Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed,
              Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.
                                                    --Waller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily
        and completely; as, to quash a rebellion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly
              grief.                                --Barrow.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quash \Quash\, v. i.
     To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quash \Quash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Quashing.] [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. cassare to
     annihilate, annul, fr. cassus empty, vain, of uncertain
     origin. The word has been confused with L. quassare to shake,
     F. casser to break, which is probably of different origin.
     Cf. Cashier, v. t.] (Law)
     To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an
     indictment. --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quash \Quash\, n.
     Same as Squash.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quash \Quash\, v. t. [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. quassare to
     shake, shatter, shiver, v. intens. fr. quatere, quassum, to
     shake, shatter. Cf. Concussion, Discuss, Rescue, and
     also Quash to annul.]
     1. To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to
        crush.
  
              The whales Against sharp rocks, like reeling
              vessels, quashed, Though huge as mountains, are in
              pieces dashed.                        --Waller.
  
     2. To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily
        and completely; as, to quash a rebellion.
  
              Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly
              grief.                                --Barrow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quash \Quash\, n.
     Same as Squash.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quash \Quash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Quashing.] [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. cassare to
     annihilate, annul, fr. cassus empty, vain, of uncertain
     origin. The word has been confused with L. quassare to shake,
     F. casser to break, which is probably of different origin.
     Cf. Cashier, v. t.] (Law)
     To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an
     indictment. --Blackstone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quash \Quash\, v. i.
     To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  quash
       v 1: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes
            any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her
            dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners
            subjugated the peasants working the land" [syn: repress,
             keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce]
       2: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
          [syn: invalidate, annul, void, avoid, nullify]
          [ant: validate]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quash
     vb.
     1 To defeat decisively, to suppress.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  quash
     vb.
     1 To defeat decisively, to suppress.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  quash
     vb.
     1 To defeat decisively, to suppress.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  quash
     vb.
     1 To defeat decisively, to suppress.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quash
     Englanti vb.
     kukistaa

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  quash /kwˈɒʃ/
  afwys

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Quash /kwˈɒʃ/
  أسقط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  quash //kwɑʃ// //kwɒʃ// //kwɔʃ// 
  1. потушавам
  to defeat forcibly
  2. отменям
  to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision)

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quash /kwˈɒʃ/ 
   [práv] zastavit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quash /kwˈɒʃ/ 
   [práv] anulovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quash /kwˈɒʃ/
  potlačit

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  quash //kwɑʃ// //kwɒʃ// //kwɔʃ// 
  1. kukistaa, tukahduttaa
  to defeat forcibly
  2. kumota
  to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision)

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  quash /kwɔʃ/
  1. abîmer, démolir, détruire, ravager
  2. torpiller

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  quash /kwˈɒʃ/ 
  1. दमन~करना
        "The king quashed the attempt of an uprising."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  quash /kwˈɒʃ/
  poništiti, ugušiti, uništiti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  quash /kwˈɒʃ/
  distruggere

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  quash /kwɔʃ/
  annihilare, annullare

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  quash /kwɔʃ/
  1. vernielen, vernietigen, verwoesten
  2. doen falen, laten mislukken, verijdelen
  3. afwijzen

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  quash /kwɒʃ/ 
    unieważniać, anulować

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  quash /kwɔʃ/
  defazer, demolir, destruir, subverter

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  quash /kwɔʃ/
  destruir

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  quash /kwˈɒʃ/
  1. (huk.) iptal etmek, feshetmek, kaldırmak, bozmak
  2. ezmek, bastırmak, mahvetmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkwɔʃ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "quash":
     abate, abrogate, annihilate, annul, asphyxiate, black out,
     bottle up, cancel, censor, choke, choke off, clamp down on, cork,
     cork up, crack down on, crush, damp down, discharge, dissolve,
     drown, extinguish, gag, hold down, hugger-mugger, hush, hush up,
     hush-hush, invalidate, jump on, keep down, keep under, kill,
     muffle, muzzle, negate, nullify, overrule, overthrow, overwhelm,
     pour water on, put down, put out, quell, quench, reject, repress,
     rescind, reverse, revoke, set aside, shush, shut down on, silence,
     sit down on, sit on, smash, smother, snuff out, squash, squelch,
     stamp out, stanch, stifle, strangle, stultify, subdue, suffocate,
     suppress, throttle, throw out, trample out, trample underfoot,
     undo, vacate, vitiate, void
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 压碎,镇定,镇压;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 撤消,镇定,镇压

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