From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Quash \Quash\, v. i.
To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Quash \Quash\, n.
Same as Squash.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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The whales
Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed,
Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.
--Waller.
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2. To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily
and completely; as, to quash a rebellion.
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Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly
grief. --Barrow.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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,
quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce]
2: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
[syn: invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid,
nullify] [ant: formalise, formalize, validate]