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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. kukistaaFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
quash /kwˈɒʃ/ afwysFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Quash /kwˈɒʃ/ أسقطFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
quash //kwɑʃ// //kwɒʃ// //kwɔʃ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. потушавам to defeat forcibly 2. отменям to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision)
quash /kwˈɒʃ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ][práv] zastavit
quash /kwˈɒʃ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ][práv] anulovat
quash /kwˈɒʃ/ potlačitFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
quash //kwɑʃ// //kwɒʃ// //kwɔʃ//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]1. kukistaa, tukahduttaa to defeat forcibly 2. kumota to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision)
quash /kwɔʃ/ 1. abîmer, démolir, détruire, ravager 2. torpillerFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
quash /kwˈɒʃ/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. दमन~करना "The king quashed the attempt of an uprising."
quash /kwˈɒʃ/ poništiti, ugušiti, uništitiFrom English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
quash /kwˈɒʃ/ distruggereFrom English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-lat ]
quash /kwɔʃ/ annihilare, annullareFrom English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
quash /kwɔʃ/ 1. vernielen, vernietigen, verwoesten 2. doen falen, laten mislukken, verijdelen 3. afwijzenFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
quash /kwɒʃ/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]unieważniać, anulować
quash /kwɔʃ/ defazer, demolir, destruir, subverterFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
quash /kwɔʃ/ destruirFrom 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 ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈkwɔʃ/
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, voidFrom 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