01 n. Same as Squash.
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Same as Squash. See: Squash
Entry
5 senses · 4 variants
Webster, 1913
Quash
/kwôsh/
· IPA /kwɑʃ/
02 v. t. To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an indictment.
imp. & p. p.
Quashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Quashing
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To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an indictment.(Law)
03 v. t. To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush.
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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.
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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.
04 v. i. To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.
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To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.